Until recently, Julie Blum never allowed herself to enroll in one of those subscription box programs, which offer periodic delivery of niche products, because “it felt so decadent.” But Blum,…
Lectionary for Dec. 27, 2020 First Sunday of Christmas Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40 For the first Sunday of Christmas, a time when we live into and…
At Christmas, we celebrate the birth of Jesus—the light of God embodied. I confess, the irony isn’t lost on me that many of us now communicate more frequently through pixilated…
Lectionary for Dec. 20, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Advent 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 I don’t know about you, but I have felt a…
For children and families Families Celebrate Advent & Christmas 2020-2021 The 2020-2021 edition of Families Celebrate Advent & Christmas cards spans the four weeks of Advent and the 12 days…
Lectionary blog for Dec 13, 2020 Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 Sometimes I notice a kind of buzz among my…
If we had lived in Bethlehem when Jesus was born, would we have believed that this newborn was actually God? This is the question Martin Luther asked in much of…
Every mother who experiences the nine-month miracle of childbirth knows about waiting, wondering, hoping, dreaming and praying. Imagine how those emotions and experiences were for the mother of God incarnate….
“You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family,” says the old adage, implying that we are simply stuck with whatever oddball characters who comprise our families of…
Lectionary blog for Dec 6, 2020 Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 When reading the Gospel of Mark, I’m always struck by…
Lectionary for Nov. 29, 2020 First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 Welcome to the year of the Gospel of Mark! I’ll be…
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Lectionary for Nov 22, 2020 Christ the King Sunday Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Psalm 95:1-7a; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46 Well, friends, we made it. God faithfully brought us through another liturgical…
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