Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
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….
Lectionary for Dec 12, 2021 Third Sunday of Advent Zephaniah 3:14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4; Luke 3:7-18 How often do we find ourselves afraid to get out of a bad…
Lectionary for Dec. 5, 2021 Second Sunday of Advent Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 3:1-6 John the Baptizer would have been a stumbling block for me. Initially, I feel attracted to his…
Lectionary blog for Nov 28, 2021 First Sunday of Advent Jeremiah 33:14-16, Psalm 25 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 Advent is the start of the liturgical year, but in many…
Lectionary for Nov 21, 2021 Christ the King Sunday Last Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 23:1-7; Psalm 132 Revelation 1:4b-8, John 18:33-37 Jesus’ kingdom is not from this world (John…
Lectionary for Nov 14, 2021 25th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Samuel 1:4-20, 2:1-10 Hebrews 10, Mark 13:1-8 The semicontinuous lectionary continues with the message about how the kingdom of God…
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