Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
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…
Lectionary for June 13, 2021 Third Sunday after Pentecost 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13; Psalm 20; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Mark 4:26-34 This week’s Hebrew Bible passage tells the story of God choosing…
Lectionary for June 2, 2021 Second Sunday after Pentecost 1 Samuel 8:4-11; Psalm 138; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35 Both the Hebrew Bible and Gospel texts for this week carry…
Lectionary for May 30, 2021 Trinity Sunday First Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 6:1-8, Psalm 29, Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17 In this week’s readings, we return to the scene between Jesus…
Lectionary for May 23, 2021 Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-21, Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 I love Pentecost. It’s my second favorite holiday in the ecclesial calendar. I just…
Lectionary for May 16, 2021 Seventh Sunday of Easter Acts 1:15-26; Psalm 1 (6) 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19 This week’s readings describe huge transitions on both sides of the…
Lectionary blog for May 9, 2021 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98 (4); 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 The good news is blunt this week: Jesus’ friendship is…
Lectionary for May 2, 2021 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-31 (27) 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 For me, the narrative of the Ethiopian eunuch is one of…
Lectionary for April 25, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 We often think of Jesus as the good shepherd, but most of…
Lectionary for April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 The biblical narrative doesn’t go directly from the crucifixion to Paul’s letters…
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