Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
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…
Lectionary blog for Oct. 4, 2020 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:7-15; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 I recently co-hosted a training for lay leaders about Lutheran Christian theology….
Lectionary blog for Sept. 27, 2020 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Psalm 25:1-9; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 It can be no secret by now to anyone reading this…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 20, 2020 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jonah 3:10-4:11; Psalm 145:1-8; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16 The parable of the landowner and the day laborers is one of…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 13, 2020 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:8-13; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 Last week we discussed Jesus’ teaching on loving folks who hurt other…
Lectionary for Sept. 6, 2020 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 33:7-11; Psalm 119:33-40; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20 I don’t know about you all, but I feel extremely uncomfortable pointing out…
Lectionary for Aug 30, 2020 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26:1-8; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28 Do you ever have the feeling that something makes little sense but works…
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