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Genesis 1:1 begins the first of several creation stories in the Bible. Commentators typically point out that Genesis 2:4b starts a second creation story—of Adam and Eve in Eden—with a different sequence of events, a (...)

In a world that struggles to pay attention, one does not have to work hard to be unnoticed. A toddler vies for the attention and affection of her parents. She turns her distracted father toward (...)

Under ideal conditions—no clouds, moon, or light pollution, and a full sky view—the naked human eye can see light from just around 3000 stars. Yet using our own galaxy, the Milky Way, as the model, (...)

One of the gifts of the lectionary is that it can introduce us to images or metaphors for God in Scripture that we tend to overlook or underemphasize. Of course, metaphorical language for God in (...)

As1 Brueggemann and Bellinger say about Psalm 49, “The psalm is particularly important and surely pertinent in a contemporary society that is ‘rich in things and poor in soul.’”2 As they suggest, Psalm 49 has something (...)

This is a psalm about God’s awesome deeds for the people of God.1 Overhearing the psalm is the universe, which the congregation assumes will join the chorus of God’s awesomeness once they recognize the actions (...)

• 6/15/2025: Jeremiah 1:1-10; 7:1-11 Call and Temple Sermon • 6/22/2025: Jeremiah 18:1-11 Potter and the Clay • 6/29/2025: Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-31 Scroll Burned and Rewritten • 7/6/2025: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14 Letter to the (...)

• 6/15/2025: Jeremiah 1:1-10; 7:1-11 Call and Temple Sermon • 6/22/2025: Jeremiah 18:1-11 Potter and the Clay • 6/29/2025: Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-31 Scroll Burned and Rewritten • 7/6/2025: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14 Letter to the (...)

• 6/15/2025: Jeremiah 1:1-10; 7:1-11 Call and Temple Sermon • 6/22/2025: Jeremiah 18:1-11 Potter and the Clay • 6/29/2025: Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-31 Scroll Burned and Rewritten • 7/6/2025: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14 Letter to the (...)

Before you love others, remember: you are deeply loved. Karoline Lewis reflects on John 13 from the Minnesota Orchestra—where music, memory, and ministry meet. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luther Seminary (...)