Lectionary blog: A big show
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: A big show

Lectionary for Oct. 9, 2022 18th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c; Psalm 111; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 Sometimes we want a big show, right? I used to…
Lectionary blog: Reading the Bible with Abraham
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Lectionary blog: Reading the Bible with Abraham

Lectionary for Sept 25, 2022 16th Sunday after Pentecost Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 The story of the rich man and Lazarus is a favorite…
Lectionary blog: Unrighteous wealth
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Lectionary blog: Unrighteous wealth

Lectionary for Sept 18, 2022 15th Sunday after Pentecost Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 In a stunning contrast to previous weeks, Jesus teaches about the right…
Lectionary blog: God’s invitation to discomfort
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Lectionary blog: God’s invitation to discomfort

Lectionary for Sept. 11, 2022 14th Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-10; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 Once again, in this time after Pentecost, the lectionary passages build upon…
Lectionary blog: Costs and living with them
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Lectionary blog: Costs and living with them

Lectionary blog for Sept 4, 2022 13th Sunday After Pentecost Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 Let’s be honest, this week’s Gospel reading is a tough one. We…
Lectionary blog: Rising up and lowering down
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Lectionary blog: Rising up and lowering down

Lectionary for Aug. 28, 2022 12th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 25:6-7; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 One of the recurring themes of the Gospels—indeed, all of Scripture—is…
Lectionary blog: A right ordering
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Lectionary blog: A right ordering

Lectionary for Aug. 21, 2022 11th Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 Who hasn’t been frustrated when something they had planned to go a certain…
Lectionary blog: Toward a positive peace
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Lectionary blog: Toward a positive peace

Lectionary for Aug. 14, 2022 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 23:23-29; Psalm 82; Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56 The Hebrew Bible and Gospel readings today seek to upend our understandings about…
Lectionary blog: Which readiness?
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Lectionary blog: Which readiness?

Lectionary for Aug. 7, 2022 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 15:1-6; Psalm 33:12-22; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40 In the past few months—and, indeed, in the past few centuries—we have…
Lectionary blog: Open hands toward God and neighbor
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Lectionary blog: Open hands toward God and neighbor

Lectionary for July 31, 2022 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23; Psalm 49:1-12; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21 Last week we talked about how God’s forgiveness was tied to…
Lectionary blog: God loves bold requests
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Lectionary blog: God loves bold requests

Lectionary for July 24, 2022 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 18:20-32; Psalm 138; Colossians 2:6-15; Luke 11:1-13 I have strong memories of growing up in churches, listening to the prayers…