Seventh Sunday of Easter in Year A (Utphall26)

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Going and Coming – Nick Utphall reflects on housing, habitat, and witnessing Care for Creation Commentary on the Revised Common Lectionary   Readings for the 7th Sunday of Easter, Year A (2026)  Acts 1:6-14 Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 It’s been a season of comings and goings. Jesus gone, then back from […]

Fifth Sunday of Easter in Year A (Utphall26)

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Way, Truth, Life – Nick Utphall reflects on life now and not just afterlife Care for Creation Commentary on the Revised Common Lectionary   Readings for the 5th Sunday of Easter, Year A (2026,2029)  Acts 7:55–60 Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16 1 Peter 2:2–10 John 14:1–14 To begin our readings for this day, we look back before this […]

Sixth Sunday of Easter in Year A (Utphall26)

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The Defense Attorney for Having Our Being – Nick Utphall reflects on philosophers and our particular voice Care for Creation Commentary on the Revised Common Lectionary   Readings for the 6th Sunday of Easter, Year A (2026)  Acts 17:22–31 Psalm 66:8–20 1 Peter 3:13–22 John 14:15–21 Acts 17 can be a favorite of creation care-oriented folks, […]

Resurrection of Our Lord in Year A (Utphall26)

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Consolation and Rupture – Nick Utphall reflects on the Easter Gospels Care for Creation Commentary on the Revised Common Lectionary   Readings for Resurrection of Our Lord / Easter Day, Year A (2026)  Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Colossians 3:1-4 Matthew 28:1-10 / John 20:1-18 If Easter and Jesus’ resurrection show us much of anything, it […]

Lutherans (who are) Restoring Creation Gather:

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What do you want to see Multiply? Multiply! a gathering of the LRC Network We had a glorious time together at Lutheridge in Arden, NC April 10-12, 2026. Below are some of the materials that we shared with one another. Keep checking back as more recordings will be added before the end of April. In […]