Lectionary for Jan. 9, 2022 Baptism of our Lord First Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 As we discussed last week, God lovingly recognizes…
Lectionary for Jan 2, 2022 Second Sunday of Christmas Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 144; Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:10-18 As we start the calendar year of 2022, we remember that we are…
Lectionary for Dec 26, 2021 First Sunday of Christmas 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Luke 2:41-52 Both the Samuel and Luke passages this week center around families making yearly trips to…
Lectionary for Dec. 19, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Advent Micah 5:2-5; Luke 1:39-45 [46-55] Many biblical scholars throughout history have been embarrassed by the anthropomorphization of God in the Bible….
Lectionary for Dec 12, 2021 Third Sunday of Advent Zephaniah 3:14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4; Luke 3:7-18 How often do we find ourselves afraid to get out of a bad…
Lectionary for Dec. 5, 2021 Second Sunday of Advent Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 3:1-6 John the Baptizer would have been a stumbling block for me. Initially, I feel attracted to his…
Lectionary blog for Nov 28, 2021 First Sunday of Advent Jeremiah 33:14-16, Psalm 25 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 Advent is the start of the liturgical year, but in many…
Lectionary for Nov 21, 2021 Christ the King Sunday Last Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 23:1-7; Psalm 132 Revelation 1:4b-8, John 18:33-37 Jesus’ kingdom is not from this world (John…
Lectionary for Nov 14, 2021 25th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Samuel 1:4-20, 2:1-10 Hebrews 10, Mark 13:1-8 The semicontinuous lectionary continues with the message about how the kingdom of God…
Lectionary for Nov. 7, 2021 24th Sunday after Pentecost Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17, Psalm 127 Hebrews 9:24-28, Mark 12:38-44 Once again the Gospel of Mark and book of Ruth fit together…
Lectionary for Oct 31, 2021 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Ruth 1:1-18, Psalm 146 Hebrews 9:11-14, Mark 12:28-34 This week is simply all about love: how we are called to love…
Lectionary for Oct 24, 2021 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Job 42; Psalm 34 Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52 This week’s Gospel passage is all about Jesus’ power to remove social disgrace…
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