Lectionary blog: Jesus’ humility
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Lectionary blog: Jesus’ humility

Lectionary for Oct. 17, 2021 21st Sunday after Pentecost Job 38:1-7, Psalm 104 Hebrews 5:1-10, Mark 10:35-45 This week’s theme is humility. God asked Job where he was while God…

Lectionary blog: Wealth, obedience & reward
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Lectionary blog: Wealth, obedience & reward

Lectionary blog for Oct 10, 2021 20th Sunday after Pentecost Job 23:1-9, Psalm 22:1-15 Hebrews 4:12-16, Mark 10:17-31 This week’s passage on “the rich man who walks away” has been…

Lectionary blog: On divorce
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Lectionary blog: On divorce

Lectionary for Oct 3, 2021 19th Sunday after Pentecost Job 2:1-10; Psalm 26 Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12; Mark 10:1-16 Author’s note: Friends, today’s lectionary blog is much longer and wider ranging…

Lectionary blog: Lifesaving action
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Lectionary blog: Lifesaving action

Lectionary for Sept. 26, 2021 18th Sunday after Pentecost Esther 7:1-10, Psalm 124 James 5:13-20, Mark 9:38-50 This week’s texts all focus on some sort of drastic effort to save…

Lectionary blog: Real wisdom
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Lectionary blog: Real wisdom

Lectionary for Sept. 19, 2021 17th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 31:10-31; Psalm 1; James 3:13-18, Mark 9:30-37 Real wisdom is displayed not in being coldly intelligent but in acting out…

Lectionary blog: Gaining the world and losing your soul
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Lectionary blog: Gaining the world and losing your soul

Lectionary for Sept 12, 2021 16th Sunday After Pentecost Proverbs 1:20-33; Psalm 19; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38 This week’s Gospel passage is one of my favorites for considering how Jesus…

Lectionary blog: God cares for all
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Lectionary blog: God cares for all

Lectionary for Sept 5, 2021 15th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-33; Psalm 125 James 2:1-10, 14-17; Mark 7:24-37 This week, both the Hebrew Bible passage and the Gospel…

Lectionary blog: Toward freedom
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Lectionary blog: Toward freedom

Lectionary for Aug. 29, 2021 14th Sunday after Pentecost Songs 2:8-13, Psalm 45 James 1:17-27, Mark 7:1-23 This week the lectionary presents stories of exiting from human-made enclosures—a castle and…

Lectionary blog: Words of spirit and life
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Lectionary blog: Words of spirit and life

Lectionary blog for Aug 22, 2021 13th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 8, Psalm 84, Ephesians 6:10-20, John 6:56-69  It’s a fact: Sometimes following God is difficult, unpleasant and confusing….

Lectionary blog: In order to live …
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Lectionary blog: In order to live …

Lectionary for Aug 15, 2021 12th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 2:10-12, 1 Kings 3:3-14, Psalm 111 Ephesians 5:15-20, John 6:51-58  This week, the Old Testament and Gospel readings both…

Lectionary blog: Valuing life
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Lectionary blog: Valuing life

Lectionary for Aug 8, 2021 11th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 18, Psalm 130, Ephesians 4:25–5:2, John 6: 35, 41-51  Woven throughout the biblical text is God’s concern with human…

Lectionary blog: When hunger is dangerous
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Lectionary blog: When hunger is dangerous

Lectionary for Aug. 1, 2021 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 11:26–12:13; Psalm 51:1-12 Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35  Our appetites are often good things. We yearn for cool water on…