Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
Lectionary for Sept 5, 2021 15th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-33; Psalm 125 James 2:1-10, 14-17; Mark 7:24-37 This week, both the Hebrew Bible passage and the Gospel…
Lectionary for Aug. 29, 2021 14th Sunday after Pentecost Songs 2:8-13, Psalm 45 James 1:17-27, Mark 7:1-23 This week the lectionary presents stories of exiting from human-made enclosures—a castle and…
Lectionary blog for Aug 22, 2021 13th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 8, Psalm 84, Ephesians 6:10-20, John 6:56-69 It’s a fact: Sometimes following God is difficult, unpleasant and confusing….
Lectionary for Aug 15, 2021 12th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 2:10-12, 1 Kings 3:3-14, Psalm 111 Ephesians 5:15-20, John 6:51-58 This week, the Old Testament and Gospel readings both…
Lectionary for Aug 8, 2021 11th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 18, Psalm 130, Ephesians 4:25–5:2, John 6: 35, 41-51 Woven throughout the biblical text is God’s concern with human…
Lectionary for Aug. 1, 2021 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 11:26–12:13; Psalm 51:1-12 Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 Our appetites are often good things. We yearn for cool water on…
Lectionary for July 25, 2021 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 11:1-15, Psalm 14 (5), Ephesians 3:14-21, John 6:1-21 This week is yet the latest in a series of Hebrew…
Lectionary for July 18, 2021 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 7:1-14, Psalm 89:20-37 Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 It will come as no surprise to regular readers that the…
Lectionary blog for July 11, 2021 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 6; Psalm 24 Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 This week’s lectionary readings tell the story of two very different…
Lectionary blog for July 4, 2021 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10; Psalm 48 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13 Like the title of theologian Miroslav Volf’s life-giving book,…
Lectionary for June 27, 2021 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27; Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43 In this week’s readings, both the king of Israel and…
Lectionary for June 20, 2021 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Samuel 17:32-49; Psalm 9:9-20; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41 This week’s passages tell of two occasions when other-than-human evil attempted…
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