Lectionary: On coming and going
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Lectionary: On coming and going

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 blog: Advent—a confusing beginning
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Lectionary blog: Advent—a confusing beginning

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 blog: Don’t bury the kingdom!
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Lectionary blog: Don’t bury the kingdom!

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 blog: On being ready
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Lectionary blog: On being ready

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: What makes a saint?
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Lectionary: What makes a saint?

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: The four questions, Part 2
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Lectionary: The four questions, Part 2

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: The four questions, Part 1
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Lectionary: The four questions, Part 1

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: RSVPing and wedding clothes
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Lectionary: RSVPing and wedding clothes

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: Grapes of justice and grapes of wrath
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Lectionary: Grapes of justice and grapes of wrath

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: Jesus’ authority
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Lectionary: Jesus’ authority

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: Waiting on the kingdom
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Lectionary: Waiting on the kingdom

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…