Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
Lectionary blog: March 6, 2022 First Sunday in Lent Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13 This week I’d like to focus on the lectionary reading from Deuteronomy….
Lectionary blog for Feb 27, 2022 Transfiguration of our Lord Last Sunday after Ephiphany Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12–4:2; Luke 9:28-36 The Christian traditions around this time of…
Lectionary for Feb 20, 2022 Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Genesis 43:3-11, 15; Psalm 37; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50; Luke 6:27-38 One of the most difficult tasks of those who would…
Lectionary for Feb. 13, 2022 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 Social media isn’t always a healthy place to hang out. Frequently, I…
Lectionary for Feb 6, 2022 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 As I’m writing this, we are in the third day of a…
Lectionary for Jan. 30, 2022 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 Luke 4 is one of the most important chapters of the Gospel…
Third Sunday after Epiphany Lectionary blog for Jan 23, 2022 Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 Picking up from our discussion last week about the…
Lectionary for Jan 16, 2022 Second Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11 About three years ago, I found myself sitting at my mom’s kitchen…
Lectionary for Jan. 9, 2022 Baptism of our Lord First Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 As we discussed last week, God lovingly recognizes…
Lectionary for Jan 2, 2022 Second Sunday of Christmas Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 144; Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:10-18 As we start the calendar year of 2022, we remember that we are…
Lectionary for Dec 26, 2021 First Sunday of Christmas 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Luke 2:41-52 Both the Samuel and Luke passages this week center around families making yearly trips to…
Lectionary for Dec. 19, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Advent Micah 5:2-5; Luke 1:39-45 [46-55] Many biblical scholars throughout history have been embarrassed by the anthropomorphization of God in the Bible….
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