Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
Lectionary for May 21, 2023 Seventh Sunday of Easter Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35; 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-7; John 17:1-11 My sons and I aren’t serious sports fans. Still, we…
Lectionary for May 14, 2023 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:8-20; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 Our church family had a bit of an accidental quiz recently as…
Lectionary for May 7, 2023 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 We all have different metaphors for God. For me, God’s kingship…
Lectionary for April 30, 2023 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 Too often much of Christianity is about gatekeeping. Do you think the…
Lectionary for April 23, 2023 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 Matthew is my favorite Gospel, as longtime readers know. And…
Lectionary for April 16, 2023 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 I’m not the most dogmatic pastor. I love listening to folks…
Lectionary for April 9, 2023 Easter Sunday Jeremiah 31:1-6; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 28:1-10 Have you ever planned something out to the very last detail and then the…
Lectionary for April 2, 2023 Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14 – 27:66 Some of the very best of the good news that…
Lectionary for March 26, 2023 Fifth Sunday in Lent Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 Shortly after we were married, the sibling of one of my wife’s friends…
Lectionary for March 19, 2023 Fourth Sunday in Lent 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 When my eldest complained about his eyesight, we took him to the…
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Lectionary for March 12, 2023 Third Sunday in Lent Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42 Because my wife and I were on international insurance that didn’t want to…
Lectionary for March 5, 2023 Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 12:1-4; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 In the Northern Hemisphere, the days are getting longer, thank God! I…
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