Lectionary blog for July 3 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 66:10-14; Psalm 66:1-9; Galatians 6:1-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 When I was in college, I worked on a tobacco farm in…
For many months now people have been asking for some kind of statement about the persecution of Christians around the world. It seems to be a straight-forward issue. Christians are…
What is the role of the Church in the world? ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton says, “We’re not a social service agency with sacraments. We are the Body of Christ…
Sheree Brussa lost her house, car and most of her possessions in 2013 when a flood left much of her Des Plaines, Ill., community under water. The single mother didn’t…
I drink coffee only on Thursdays. This is mainly because that’s the day I sit at a local coffee shop for a few hours with a little sign that says…
“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and…
School funding hasn’t fully recovered from the economic recession of 2007 to 2009. Since then, at least 26 states budget less per student, according to the Center on Budget and…
They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial custom of the Jews. Now there was a garden in the…
“Ambos tomaron el cuerpo de Jesús y, conforme a la costumbre judía de dar sepultura, lo envolvieron en vendas con las especias aromáticas. En el lugar donde crucificaron a Jesús…
Every third Sunday afternoon, folks gather at St. John Lutheran Church, New York, N.Y., for Kairos Poetry Café, which plays host to poets, musicians, and performing and visual artists. The…
This will be the fourth year that Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church in New York City takes to the street with ashes, prayer and God’s love on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 10…
Sometimes I just don’t get us. We are the least likely of all people to speak enthusiastically about our church. I don’t know if it is some cross-cultural Lutheran modesty…
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