Lectionary blog: For the better and for good
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: For the better and for good

Lectionary for Oct. 27, 2024 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Psalm 34:1-8 [19-22]; Hebrews 7:23-38; Mark 10:46-52 Lately I’ve been reading the Bible on a different schedule outside…

Grants help children’s ministries “realize their dreams”
Faith in Action

Grants help children’s ministries “realize their dreams”

For a congregation in Wisconsin, a grant helped transform a school into a community center focused on children. In Colorado, seed money allowed a congregation to expand their weekly family…

Lectionary blog: “Not this way among you!”
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: “Not this way among you!”

Lectionary for Oct. 20, 2024 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Job 38:1-7 [34-41]; Psalm 104:1-9, 24-35b; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 The Indiana-Kentucky Synod has a new bishop, Tim Graham. As a…

Lectionary blog: Wilderness faithfulness
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Wilderness faithfulness

Lectionary for Oct. 13, 2024 21st Sunday after Pentecost Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Psalm 22:1-15; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 Numbers is my favorite book in the Bible because it’s all about…

Lectionary blog: Jesus and families
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Jesus and families

Lectionary for Oct. 6, 2024 20th Sunday after Pentecost Job 1:1, 2:1-10; Psalm 26; Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 As I’ve drifted around different parts of the body of Christ…

Prayer ventures: Sept. 30
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 30

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together…

Serving our neighbors 
Faith in Action

Serving our neighbors 

Collecting. Preparing. Assembling. Packing. Donating. Signing. These are just a few words that describe how congregations served and loved their neighbors on “God’s work. Our hands” Sunday, the ELCA’s day…

Prayer ventures: Sept. 17
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 17

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together…

Lectionary blog: The wisdom of preparation
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: The wisdom of preparation

Lectionary for Sept. 22, 2024 18th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 31:10-31; Psalm 1; James 3:13–4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 Recently I helped host a doctoral seminar for emerging scholars who want…