Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
Lectionary for July 17, 2022 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 18:1-10; Psalm 15; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 I’m a bad host at dinner parties. I prepare the food so it’s…
Lectionary for July 10, 2022 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Psalm 25:1-10; Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37 Recently a wise friend and spiritual director talked with me about her theology…
Lectionary for July 3, 2022 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 66:10-14; Psalm 66:1-9; Galatians 6:7-16; Luke 10:1-11 I don’t know about the rest of you, but these last couple of…
Lectionary for June 26, 2022 Third Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21; Psalm 16; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62 When I must do difficult things that I’m not looking…
Lectionary for June 19, 2022 Second Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 65:1-9; Psalm 22:19-28; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39 The story of the demoniac(s) in a land across the sea from Galilee…
Lectionary for June 12, 2022 Trinity Sunday/First Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 In this week’s Gospel reading, Jesus gives direct testimony about the…
Lectionary for June 5, 2022 Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34, 25b; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-17 Folks who have been reading this column for a while know that Pentecost is…
Lectionary for May 29, 2022 Seventh Sunday of Easter Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26 What is the most annoying thing you can think of? For…
Lectionary for May 22, 2022 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10, 22–22:5; John 14:23-29 I’m writing this in Egypt on the first night of the first…
Lectionary for May 15, 2022 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35 Sometimes the human drama of Bible stories is missing in our reading and…
Lectionary for May 8, 2022 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 This question has vexed people for ages: “If God can heal people, why…
Lectionary for May 1, 2022 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 9:1-6; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 On a day off from teaching Egyptian pastors (I’m an ELCA missionary professor…
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