Living Lutheran Weekly Email Digest

LL Stories July 11, 2023 Lingering with the lotus Imagine the Mekong River as it winds through Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to the South China Sea. A unique riverscape with houses on stilts, fishermen tossing nets, gilded temples and rhythmic … continue Lectionary blog: Seed and sower—let go! Lectionary for July 16, 2023 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 55:10-13; Psalm 65:9-13; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 I say this every year when this Gospel passage comes around: Do … continue Our medieval hymns: “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” Author’s note: Lutherans and other hymn lovers may be surprised to learn how many of their favorite hymns come from medieval texts. Can anything good come out of the “Dark Ages”? Martin Luther … continue