Picturing God Author-illustrator Ruth Goring depicts over a dozen biblical images for God, including “Word,” “Light,” “Living Water” and “Bread of Life.” Her text and illustrations combine to provide a…
Lectionary blog for Aug 23, 2020 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 51:1-6; Psalm 138; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 The kingdom of heaven is advancing forcefully (Matthew 11:12). Anyone with eyes…
Lectionary for Aug 16, 2020 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 56:1, 6-8; Psalm 67; Romans 11:1-2, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28 Let’s not mince words: This week’s Gospel text is uncomfortable. And…
If she needs reassurance that her work on creation care is important, Ruth Ivory-Moore just thinks of her two grandsons, 4-year-old Declan and 9-year-old Zayvier. “I want to make sure…
Lectionary blog for Aug 9, 2020 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 19:9-18; Psalm 85:8-13; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 There are times to be loud with our faith: loving God and our neighbor by showing up, loving through our…
Our world’s accelerating environmental crises may pose the most dangerous challenges humanity has ever faced. Whether it’s wildfires, extreme storms, floods, droughts, species extinction, hotter temperatures or shifting climate patterns,…
Lectionary for Aug. 2, 2020 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 55:1-5; Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21 Recently, I was reading the work of a colleague, who serves as…
Lectionary for July 26, 2020 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 3:5-12; Psalm 119:129-136; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 It’s parable Sunday! This week we read five short parables all…
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit?” (1 Corinthians 6:19). At 6:30 a.m., my son approaches me. “Dad, can I do some yoga?”…
Lectionary blog for July 19, 2020 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 44:6-8; Psalm 86:11-17; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 One of the many reasons that I like the Gospel of…
Frolic Prayer Cards “Dear God, Our world is small, but your world is big. Bring peace to each heart, home, street, town, and country. Amen.” Many caregivers of little…
Last fall, a preschooler named Thomas, in line at the grocery store with his mom, struck up a conversation with the woman behind them. “Do you know a man named…
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