Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
Lectionary blog for Nov. 23, 2025 Christ the King Sunday Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 Did you ever help elect someone to a position of responsibility, only…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 16, 2025 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Malachi 4:1-2a; Psalm 98; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 My family recently celebrated my birthday. I was really looking forward…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 9, 2025 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Job 19:23-27a; Psalm 17:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38 Did you grow up with cartoons in which Wile E….
Lectionary blog for Nov. 2, 2025 21st Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 1:10-18; Psalm 32:1-7; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10 We can probably all think of a time when we…
Lectionary blog for Oct. 26, 2025 20th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22; Psalm 84:1-7; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 Have you ever been shocked and dismayed by what…
Lectionary blog for Oct. 19, 2025 19th Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 A couple years ago, while the inimitable Rolf Jacobson was called to…
Lectionary blog for Oct. 12, 2025 18th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c; Psalm 111; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 Have you ever felt uncomfortable in church because of…
Lectionary blog for Oct. 5, 2025 17th Sunday after Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4; Psalm 37:1-9; 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10 I recently served as an interim pastor for a delightful…
Lectionary for Sept. 28, 2025 16th Sunday after Pentecost Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 When I was growing up, I had the opportunity to visit…
Lectionary for Sept. 21, 2025 15th Sunday after Pentecost Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 For my call, I work at a business school. Right now, thousands…
Lectionary for Sept. 14, 2025 14th Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-10; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-1 One of my favorite parenting practices that my partner introduced with our…
Lectionary for Sept. 7, 2025 13th Sunday after Pentecost Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 I love to write! The university where I work has a respected master’s…
Lectionary blog: Aug. 31, 2025 12th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 25:6-7; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 I’ve been working my way through Michael Rhodes’ book Formative Feasting:…
Lectionary for Aug. 24, 2025 11th Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 I co-teach a class at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in the ancestral…
Lectionary for Aug. 17, 2025 10th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 23:23-29; Psalm 82; Hebrews 11:29–12:2; Luke 12:49-56 A photo has been circulating of white male lawmakers kneeling in prayer on…
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