Lectionary blog: Jesus encounters neighbors
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Jesus encounters neighbors

Lectionary for Sept. 8, 2024 16th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 125; James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17; Mark 7:24-37 This is the one passage that gives people more…

From closure to welcome
Living Faithfully

From closure to welcome

“Here is the church. Here is the steeple. Open the doors and see all the people.” Many may remember acting out this rhyme by opening their thumbs and wiggling their…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 26
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 26

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…

A ministry of revitalization
Living Faithfully

A ministry of revitalization

When Vivian Dávila was in seminary, a professor told her: “Whenever you get up in that pulpit, whenever you go do some new ministry, and your knees aren’t shaking, stop—you…

Lectionary blog: Doing the word
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Doing the word

Lectionary for Sept 1, 2024 15th Sunday after Pentecost Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 I felt called to be a minister of…

I’m a Lutheran: Andrew Mahone
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Andrew Mahone

Top-ranked Pokémon Trading Card Game player; co-host, Pokémon: Trainer Tour; YouTuber and streamer Trinity Lutheran Church, Kent, Ohio I got involved at Trinity Lutheran as COVID-19 restrictions were beginning to…

Lectionary blog: Where else can we go?
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Where else can we go?

Lectionary for Aug. 25, 2024 14th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 8:22-30, [31-40] 41-43; Psalm 84; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-69 I didn’t grow up as a Lutheran Christian. Instead, I…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 20
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 20

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…

Evolving leadership
Living Faithfully

Evolving leadership

As he enters the office of bishop of the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin, Martin Halom sees a changing church in a changing world. But, he said, “leadership may be evolving…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 16
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 16

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…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 14
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 14

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…