Lectionary blog: So that the world may know
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: So that the world may know

Lectionary for June 1, 2025 Seventh Sunday of Easter Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26 Pope Leo XIV was just elected as I write this reflection….

Ordinary encounters with the divine
Mission & Ministry

Ordinary encounters with the divine

Editor’s note: This reflection is part of a series by chaplains in the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) on the ways in which God is at work on…

Many members, one body
Voices of Faith

Many members, one body

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ (1 Corinthians…

Breaking the stigma
Living Faithfully

Breaking the stigma

When Seth Perry was growing up, tragedy struck his Lutheran congregation—a member of his youth group died by suicide. “But [the congregation] didn’t feel like they could talk about it…

Lectionary blog: An anti-Nationalist Gospel (and Bible)
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: An anti-Nationalist Gospel (and Bible)

Lectionary for May 25, 2025 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; John 14:23-29 I, and countless others, have said it many times before: Christians are…

Prayer ventures: May 14
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 14

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…

Lectionary blog: All people
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: All people

Lectionary for May 18, 2025 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35 I was just talking with a new friend about commemoration days for auspicious…

Prayer ventures: May 10
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 10

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…

Lectionary blog: Enlarging the flock
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Enlarging the flock

Lectionary for May 11, 2025 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 Have you seen those videos of sheep being corralled by three or four…

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
Living Faithfully

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…