Lectionary blog: The African eunuch—the Spirit’s priority
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Lectionary blog: The African eunuch—the Spirit’s priority

Lectionary for May 2, 2021 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-31 (27) 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 For me, the narrative of the Ethiopian eunuch is one of…

Lectionary blog: Good shepherding
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Lectionary blog: Good shepherding

Lectionary for April 25, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 We often think of Jesus as the good shepherd, but most of…

Lectionary blog: Why are you surprised?
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Lectionary blog: Why are you surprised?

Lectionary for April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 The biblical narrative doesn’t go directly from the crucifixion to Paul’s letters…

Lectionary blog: The gospel of sharing
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Lectionary blog: The gospel of sharing

Lectionary for April 11, 2021 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31 My day job (when not writing these reflections) is to help train…

Lectionary blog: “And then .…”
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Lectionary blog: “And then .…”

Lectionary for April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Mark 16:1-8 The last word in the earliest manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark is…

Lectionary blog: Face like flint, tongue of a teacher
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Lectionary blog: Face like flint, tongue of a teacher

Lectionary for March 28, 2021 Palm Sunday Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 14:1—15:47 One of the images of Jesus that speaks most to my heart is that of…

Lectionary blog: The Jesus adventure
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Lectionary blog: The Jesus adventure

Lectionary for March 21, 2021 Fifth Sunday in Lent Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 My wife likes to say that an adventure is when you don’t know…

Lectionary blog: Lifted up—and ransomed!
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Lectionary blog: Lifted up—and ransomed!

Lectionary for March 14, 2021 Fourth Sunday in Lent Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 This week’s passage from John uses a fairly obscure story from Israel’s…

Lectionary blog: Interrogating the “den of robbers”
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Lectionary blog: Interrogating the “den of robbers”

Lectionary for March 7, 2021 Third Sunday in Lent Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 Jesus’ rampage in the temple complex to drive out sellers and money…

Lectionary blog: Embracing God’s grace
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Lectionary blog: Embracing God’s grace

Lectionary blog for Feb 28, 2021 Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:23-31; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38 This week’s verses offer two visions of people who questioned God’s…

Lectionary blog: Divine emotions
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Lectionary blog: Divine emotions

Lectionary for Feb 21, 2021 First Sunday in Lent Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15  I usually think of the Bible as a recording of God’s interactions…

Lectionary blog: A holy conversation
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Lectionary blog: A holy conversation

Lectionary for Feb 14, 2021 Transfiguration of Our Lord Last Sunday of Epiphany 2 Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9 Jesus took three of his especially close…