Lutheran Potluck

Lutheran Potluck’s most-repeated words in 2025 include Lord, psalm, lutheran, church, shall, those, elca, and many others.

Here’s a word cloud with the Potluck’s most frequently-used words in 2025.

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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

—Romans 15

He shall judge between the nations
and shall arbitrate for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation;
neither shall they learn war any more.
Come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord!

—Isaiah 2

Real joy seems to me almost as unlike security or prosperity as it is unlike agony.

—C. S. Lewis

Jordan Lutheran Church celebrates God’s work. Our hands. – Lehigh Valley Press - Pennsylvania News Beep On Oct. 26, members of Jordan Lutheran Church, Orefield, participated in various preplanned service projects specifically designed to serve their community

“The pattern on each blanket and its size has been carefully selected for its intended recipients.” #ELCA #Lutheran
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In my life, Lord, be glorified, be glorified;
in my life, Lord, be glorified today.

In your church, Lord, be glorified, be glorified;
in your church, Lord, be glorified today.

In your world, Lord, be glorified, be glorified;
in your world, Lord, be glorified today.

(ELW 744)

God of the nations, grant wisdom to leaders, judges and mediators.
Cast out words of hate and transform them into words for building up community.
Remake implements of war to sow peace.
God of grace,
hear our prayer.

An icy river at sunset.

The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it,
the world, and those who live in it, for he has founded it on the seas
and established it on the rivers.
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—Psalm 24

Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place?
‍Those who have clean hands & pure hearts, who do not lift up their souls to what is false
& do not swear deceitfully.
‍They will receive blessing from the Lord.
‍Such is the company of those who seek him.
—Psalm 24

Young girls were sexually abused by a Duluth church member. They were told to forgive and forget. In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away,” they could never speak of them again.

Clint Massie’s abuse was an open secret among the congregation: Mothers warned their daughters to stay away from him, according to victims. Church leaders sent him to a therapist who specialized in sex offender treatment.

None of the preachers reported Massie’s crimes to police.

But when he heard this, he became sad, for he was very rich. Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

—Luke 18

Jesus said to him, “Sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”

—Luke 18

Lutheran World Federation delegates to COP30 gather around a tree they have planted outside the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil.

Lutheran World Federation delegates to COP30 gather around a tree they have planted outside the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil. The LWF has been present in Bélem, advocating for action for climate justice.

#LutheranWorld

As ICE descends on Charlotte, faith leaders draw on other cities' actions to aid immigrants (RNS) — As many as 500 people, a mix of clergy and other volunteers, have appeared at the training sessions on how to counter ICE.

“Conner said he also planned to join a Lutheran pastor and other clergy to offer “parking lot pastoral care” for teachers who “have watched kids they love stay out of school because they need to.”
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Perhaps some #Lutherans might assist our #Catholic neighbors by standing in front of the doors of these churches during the #SpanishMasses so that they may worship undisturbed.

We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.

—Dietrich Bonhoeffer

You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor.

—Leviticus 19

And he said, “Beware that you are not led astray, for many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is near!’ Do not go after them.”

—Luke 21

At least seven faith leaders arrested at Broadview ICE facility protest (RNS) — 'I've got bruises all over my body,' the Rev. Michael Woolf, who was thrown to the ground and arrested by police, told RNS.

“…at least 7 of those arrested were faith leaders from Presbyterian, #Lutheran, Baptist, UU, & Jewish traditions. The DHS X feed mocked the protest participants in a post: “Womp womp, cry all you want. These criminal illegal aliens aren’t getting released.” religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...

Once Christians tie their faith to partisan politics they eventually have to defend the indefensible.

Pledge all your allegiance to Jesus Christ and let the politicians fend for themselves.

The trivialization of women exists as an ongoing, malevolent belittling: whatever is consistently and without opposition declared to be irrelevant – like so much that women experience– loses its language; perhaps it may echo for a while within a person, but it creates no response.

— Dorothee Sölle

People Can Text with Jesus on A Controversial New App. How Does It Work? Yes, there's now an app for that.

Don’t.

"Well obviously you're talking to an AI chatbot," the app's creator said, adding that the bots are "pretending to be Jesus or any of the apostles."
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Haiti: Supporting communities after Hurricane Melissa After the storm, people need shelter, hygiene, and access to safe water (LWI) - Communities across Haiti are facing urgent humanitarian needs after Hurricane Melissa brought days of torrential rain, p...

ACTION ALERT: HAITI
The joint Lutheran World Federation (LWF)/Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) office is working with local partners to help people in the hardest-hit communities.
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Pray, and let God worry.

—Martin Luther

In Tanzania, faith leaders who speak out against post-election violence are targeted NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Catholic Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi has called for justice for the victims, warning that there can be no peace without it.

“Eleth Mtaita, a Lutheran pastor, was arrested Oct. 24 and accused of inciting his congregation. Armed men stormed his home, threatened his family and took the pastor away.”
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This pastor fell for a TikTok stunt and sparked a debate on Christian charity An influencer’s test of churches went viral, rewarding the generous and shaming the stingy

This pastor fell for a TikTok stunt and sparked a debate on Christian charity.

Fascinating reporting with me and @tatumhunter.bsky.social

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Let the sea roar and all that fills it,
 the world and those who live in it.
‍Let the floods clap their hands;
 let the hills sing together for joy
‍at the presence of the Lord, for he is coming
 to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
 and the peoples with equity.

—Psalm 98

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
 break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
‍Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
 with the lyre and the sound of melody.
‍With trumpets and the sound of the horn
 make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.

—Psalm 98

For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light.

—Luke 8:17

For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light.
—Luke 8:17