Posts by University Lutheran (Page 57)

Living the Lectionary – (Un)Compassionate

Living the Lectionary is a weekly devotional tool intended to give you ideas for living out the Word of God that we encounter on Sundays in worship.  About this coming Sunday: 5th Sunday After Pentecost – (un)compassionate – God is compassionate in His nature. That word “compassionate” breaks down to mean “suffering together”.  God literally came to our…

The Gift of God: Growth

At University Lutheran, we have what’s called an eternal flame. This is a candle, encased in red, that hangs next to our big stained glass windows. The candle is never out. Every Sunday, the candle is burning. If you came in any other day during the week, it would be burning then, too. But what…

GIFTED: The Spirit… In Us

It’s the quiet ones whom we tend to forget. For example, my grandparents live in Colorado. When we go to visit, it’s my grandma who comes to greet us and their dog whose barks fill up the room. My grandpa, the quiet one, is the last person we greet. In a sense, it’s like we’ve…

The Gift of God: The Spirit… For Us

In the TV show Once Upon a Time, Regina Mills (aka the Evil Queen) is convinced that she will always be evil. “Always a villain, even when I’m not,” she laments. Snow White tries to change her mind, saying that she can learn to be good and earn her happy ending, but Regina is fixed…

GIFTED: The Spirit is Certain

How can you be sure when the Spirit is speaking to you? After all, he’s usually not doing so directly. It’s not terribly often that the Spirit comes down and sits next to you and has a conversation with you. He’s subtle. He’s quiet. You can be sure when what we’re hearing – however you’re…