Lectionary blog for Sept. 25 19th Sunday after Pentecost Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 In the movie “The Princess Bride,” one of the running gags…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 18 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 As baseball season is winding down and the pennant races are heating…
With the rise of smartphones has come a variety of Bible apps that people can carry with them and read anywhere. How do you choose one? Here are the main…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 11 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-10; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 “Is God a grown-up or a parent?” Writing in the Catholic Digest,…
Sept. 11, 2001, dawned as an incredibly beautiful late-summer day in the Northeast—sunny, dazzlingly blue skies, mild temperatures, low humidity. But what happened in New York, Washington, D.C., and western…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 4 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 I grew up attending a congregation somewhat loosely affiliated with the Southern Baptist…
The traditional model of a sermon is set up perfectly for auditory learners—those who learn best by hearing information. But some people learn better by moving and touching (kinesthetic learners)…
As you sit in the pew waiting for worship to begin, the pastor announces that the stewardship committee chair will be giving a temple talk. Dread washes over you as…
Film review Finding Dory This summer blockbuster is the sequel to the Academy Award-winning 2003 animated film Finding Nemo. Dory, who also appeared in the earlier film, is a blue…
Lectionary blog for Aug. 28 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 25:6-7; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 When you’re pastor of the Lutheran church in Athens, Ga., where…
Lectionary blog for Aug. 21 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 As a graduate of a non-Lutheran seminary, I spent a year at the…
Lectionary blog for Aug. 14 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 23:23-29; Psalm 82; Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56 Some years ago a man I knew in one of my congregations had…
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