‘Just Living’ Blog
Do you relish a challenge? Do you consider poverty an issue of justice? If so, consider joining Sharron and others around the country for the June Food Stamp Challenge. Just how low can you go with your food budget?






By the Rev. Kurt Wandrey
Through mutual encouragement and support, the congregation is strengthened and united to better serve the people around us. As people respond to God’s grace, they discover even more gifts they can use in the Lord’s service. They also see that God is blessing them more than they ever before realized.


By Rob Blezard



LECTIONARY REFLECTION: May 16, 2010
Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year C
This week’s texts speak of unity in Christ and living water freely given to all who are thirsty. Christians today have the opportunity both to point to the Living Water and to see that all of God’s children have access to clean water. Share the good news, and give so that others may live.



LECTIONARY REFLECTION FOR MAY 2, 2010
It’s easy to be a concealed Christian, an undercover lover, loving in ways that are comfortable for you and for me. It’s easy to sing the old hymn “I love to tell the Story” when everyone else knows the story and lukewarm is the temperature of the day. Jesus asks—no commands—more of his disciples.


By Rob Blezard



Lectionary Reflection: January 5, 2009
For Jesus baptismal identity meant a journey to the cross and not just a Kodak moment. How are you called to be a steward of your baptismal identity, and what does that mean for each moment of your life?

Lectionary Reflection: November 17, 2008
“Just what kind of king are we serving anyway? Jesus surely doesn’t fit the monarch mold for the Western world. In fact, he doesn’t fit the CEO mold, the CFO mold, or any other kind of mold.”

Embracing stewardship through discipleship

The Stewardship of Life Institute (SOLI) is based at the Gettysburg, PA Campus of United Lutheran Seminary. Our mission is to serve stewardship in the ELCA through its seminaries.