The Densifier Dudes
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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
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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….
Prayer ventures: March 29
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 29

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together we pray for the needs…
Lint for Lent
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Lint for Lent

This year, St. John Lutheran Church in Victor, N.Y., is preparing for its 10th Lint for Lent celebration, which aims to show what good can come from giving up “worthless”…
Lectionary blog: Making all things new
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Making all things new

Lectionary for March 30, 2025 Fourth Sunday in Lent Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:13, 11b-32 One of the details that always sticks out to me in…