I’m a Lutheran: Brenna Holmes
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Brenna Holmes

Epiphany Lutheran Church, Pickerington, Ohio College advising manager, I Know I Can My husband and I connected with Epiphany Lutheran in 2018, when we first moved to Pickerington. Initially, driving…

Lectionary blog: Is he worthy?
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Is he worthy?

Lectionary for May 4, 2025 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 9:1-6; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 One of my wife’s favorite songs to blast on the speakers in our…

Where community meets hope
Faith in Action

Where community meets hope

For single mom Rachel Gallo, the road of life had been especially bumpy. But in fall 2023, her journey led her to a life-changing destination in the form of a…

The Densifier Dudes
Faith in Action

The Densifier Dudes

Martin Luther likely wasn’t toting a Big Gulp when he went to hammer his 95 Theses to the church door in 1517. But if he were, and if he had…

Lectionary blog: Opening doors
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Opening doors

Lectionary for April 27, 2025 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 5:27-32; Psalm 118:14-29; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31 I spend a fair amount of time as a volunteer “pray-er” on a…

Lectionary blog: Foundational Gospels
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Foundational Gospels

Lectionary blog for April 20, 2025 Resurrection of our Lord, Easter Day Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26; John 20:1-18 As a teenager, I worked as a bank…

Prayer ventures: April 12
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 12

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

Community connection
Faith in Action

Community connection

For nearly a century, St. Philip Evangelical Lutheran Church has been an integral part of the lives of many African Americans in St. Louis. Situated in a historically Black neighborhood…

Lectionary blog: Worthless words
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Worthless words

Lectionary blog for April 13, 2025 Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 22:14–23:56 (Palms, Luke 19:28-40) In preparing to write this reflection, I reread…

Lectionary blog: “Do not remember the former things”
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: “Do not remember the former things”

Lectionary for April 6, 2025 Fifth Sunday in Lent Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 Have you ever tried to forget something? It doesn’t usually work very well….