Lectionary blog: The body matters
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Lectionary blog: The body matters

Lectionary blog for April 19, 2020 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 Anyone who has been reading this column for a while…
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Lectionary blog: Resurrected for relationship

April 12: Lectionary blog Easter Sunday Jeremiah 31:1-6; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 28:1-10 I love Resurrection Day in the church! Celebrating the good news that sin and death…
Lectionary blog: Even Jesus relies on Scripture
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Lectionary blog: Even Jesus relies on Scripture

Lectionary blog for April 5, 2020 Palm Sunday Isaiah 50:4-9; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 21:1-11, 26:14-27:66 As we prepare to celebrate Palm Sunday, and then to mark the week…
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Lectionary blog: God brings life

Lectionary blog for March 29, 2020 Fifth Sunday in Lent Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 Much of the conversation about the state of Christian denominations, and maybe…
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Lectionary blog: On seeing … and not seeing

Lectionary blog for March 22, 2020 Fourth Sunday in Lent 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesian 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 I believe the sine qua non of the Spirit working in…
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Lectionary blog: God is with us

Lectionary for March 15, 2020 Third Sunday in Lent Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42 As part of their studies, I urge my students to read Hebrew Bible…
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Lectionary blog: God grants grace

Lectionary blog for March 8, 2020 Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 12:1-4; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 Amid the reflective and penitential season of Lent, we must stubbornly…
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Lectionary blog: God frees us from evil

Lectionary blog for March 1, 2020 First Sunday in Lent Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 ; Psalm 32;  Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 I really appreciate the groupings of Scripture during Lent in the…
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Lectionary blog: Transfiguration(s)

Lectionary blog for Feb 23, 2020 Transfiguration Sunday Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 2; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 I’ve always had a little trouble connecting with the transfiguration story. It’s really…
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Lectionary blog: Choose life, reject death

Lectionary blog for Feb 16, 2020 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37 I’m an adjunct professor at a Lutheran seminary where I teach,…
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Lectionary blog: Community-blessing holiness

Lectionary blog for Feb 9, 2020 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 58:1-9 (10); Psalm 112:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; Matthew 5:13-20 This week’s lectionary readings continue the theme from last week…
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Lectionary blog: Being a good neighbor

Lectionary for Feb 2, 2020 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12 Sometimes the life of faith is a struggle. Holding out hope in…