Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
Lectionary for Oct. 8, 2023 19th Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:7-15; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 I’ve never been much of a gardener. I love the land in the…
Lectionary for Oct. 1, 2023 18th Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Psalm 25:1-9; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 In contemplating the readings for this week, I started thinking about birth…
Lectionary for Sept. 24, 2023 17th Sunday after Pentecost Jonah 3:10–4:11; Psalm 145:1-8; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16 One of the beauties and challenges of parables is that they can be…
Lectionary for Sept. 17, 2023 16th Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:8-13; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 Probably one of the most difficult parts of following Jesus is the forgiveness….
Lectionary for Sept. 10, 2023 15th Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 33:7-11; Psalm 119:33-40; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20 This week’s lectionary readings make me more nervous than most. In many of…
Lectionary for Sept. 3, 2023 14th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26:1-8; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28 Have you ever watched a movie or read a book and felt shocked…
Lectionary for Aug. 27, 2023 13th Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 51:1-6; Psalm 138; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 Not long ago I reflected a bit with my therapist on a recent…
Lectionary for Aug 20, 2023 12th Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 56:1, 6-8; Psalm 67; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15:[10-20] 21-28 For my partner’s birthday we attended a conference for Black…
Lectionary for Aug 13, 2023 11th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 19:9-18; Psalm 85:8-13; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 If you’ve flown in the past several decades, you’ve heard the flight…
Lectionary for Aug 6, 2023 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 55:1-5; Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21 One of my favorite seminary professors, Joy J. Moore, used to say,…
Lectionary for July 30, 2023 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 3:5-12; Psalm 119:129-136; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 I just love summers in Year A of the lectionary cycle!…
Lectionary for July 23, 2023 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 44:6-7; Psalm 86:11-17; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 One thing I love about these parables is that every three years…
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