Lectionary blog: On remembering the old promises
Lectionary for Dec. 27, 2020 First Sunday of Christmas Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40 For the first Sunday of Christmas, a time when we live into and…
Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
Lectionary for Dec. 27, 2020 First Sunday of Christmas Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40 For the first Sunday of Christmas, a time when we live into and…
Lectionary for Dec. 20, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Advent 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 I don’t know about you, but I have felt a…
Lectionary blog for Dec 13, 2020 Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 Sometimes I notice a kind of buzz among my…
Lectionary blog for Dec 6, 2020 Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 When reading the Gospel of Mark, I’m always struck by…
Lectionary for Nov. 29, 2020 First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 Welcome to the year of the Gospel of Mark! I’ll be…
Lectionary for Nov 22, 2020 Christ the King Sunday Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Psalm 95:1-7a; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46 Well, friends, we made it. God faithfully brought us through another liturgical…
Lectionary for Nov 15, 2020 24th Sunday after Pentecost Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; Psalm 90:1-8, 12; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30 I’m not great at investing. I majored in economics and…
Lectionary for Nov. 8, 2020 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Amos 5:18-24; Psalm 70; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 I’m not a good dinner party host. I used to love the…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 1, 2020 All Saints Day Revelation 7:9-17; Psalm 34:1-10, 22; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12; Matthew 23:1-12 As we mark All Saints Sunday and think about…
Lectionary blog for Oct. 25, 2020 21st Sunday after Epiphany Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18; Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 As we discussed last week, this section of Matthew 22…
Lectionary blog for Oct 18, 2020 Isaiah 45:1-7; Psalm 96:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 Why do we ask questions? Sometimes we simply want to know the answer. Other times…
Lectionary for Oct. 11, 2020 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 25:1-9; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14 Who doesn’t love a good wedding party? Some of the things I miss…
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