Lectionary blog for March 24, 2019 Third Sunday in Lent Isaiah 55:1-9; Psalm 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 One of the first observations my wife and I made about…
“Thoughts and prayers.” We’ve all heard this phrase in the wake of recent national tragedies, particularly in regard to gun violence, in what has become the routine offering of condolences…
Lectionary blog for March 17, 2019 Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35 I never read many of the classic children’s books that excited…
Lectionary blog for March 10, 2019 First Sunday in Lent Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13 When I’m preparing my notes for these blog entries, the lectionary…
Lectionary blog for March 3, 2019 Last Sunday of [time after] Epiphany Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36 The life of faith can be dull sometimes….
Genetic engineering, long the province of science fiction, is now a reality. Many of the everyday foods we eat are from genetically modified plants and animals. The science is not…
Among the building blocks of our faith lives—prayer, worship, the sacraments, Scripture and sacred community—prayer is arguably most vital. After all, prayer is an essential ingredient of all the others,…
Lectionary blog for Feb. 24, 2019 Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Genesis 43:3-11, 15; Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50; Luke 6:27-38 Wanting to win is human nature. Whether in…
Lectionary blog for Feb. 17, 2019 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 In this time of microtargeted advertisements and affinity communities on Facebook…
Occasionally an author’s published work finds its way to a curiously broad demographic of readers—at once appealing to multiple generations, a truly ecumenical palette of Christian traditions, and people with…
When it comes to helping shape our world to be more fair, more just and more compassionate, Christians have achieved much. By raising our voices to ask for policies that…
For years the two primary measures of congregational vitality have been worship attendance and congregational income. But counting only “butts” (in the pews) and “bucks” (in the offering plate) can…
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