Lectionary blog: Righteousness and contempt
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Righteousness and contempt

Lectionary blog for Oct. 26, 2025 20th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22; Psalm 84:1-7; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 Have you ever been shocked and dismayed by what…

Lectionary blog: Don’t let go
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Don’t let go

Lectionary blog for Oct. 19, 2025 19th Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 A couple years ago, while the inimitable Rolf Jacobson was called to…

Love your enemies
Living Faithfully

Love your enemies

Focal verse “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you; bless those who curse you; pray for those who mistreat…

Prayer ventures: Oct. 6
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 6

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 your own prayer…

Lectionary blog: Welcoming the “wrong praise”
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Welcoming the “wrong praise”

Lectionary blog for Oct. 12, 2025 18th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c; Psalm 111; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 Have you ever felt uncomfortable in church because of…

Prayer ventures: Oct. 1
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 1

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 your own prayer…

Lectionary blog: Increase our faith(fulness)
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Increase our faith(fulness)

Lectionary blog for Oct. 5, 2025 17th Sunday after Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4; Psalm 37:1-9; 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10 I recently served as an interim pastor for a delightful…

Prayer ventures: Sept. 29
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 29

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 your own prayer…

I’m a Lutheran: Kathy Lueders
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Kathy Lueders

Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Cocoa Beach, Fla. Retired NASA associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate; SpaceX Starbase general manager In 2015, our family moved from Merritt…

Faith in action: The social teachings of this church
Theology & Beliefs

Faith in action: The social teachings of this church

Series editor’s note: In 2025, “Deeper understandings” is focusing on the ELCA social statements. We hope to reintroduce them to readers as a means of provoking fruitful, enriching conversation between…

From grief to faith
Mission & Ministry

From grief to faith

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 NECU campuses. The hardship of…