Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
Lectionary for Jan. 26, 2020 Third Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1, 4-9; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23 My sons have happened upon Matthew 20:16—”the last shall be first…
Lectionary for Jan. 19, 2020 Second Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42 As occasionally happens in life, sometimes we are so conscious of how…
Lectionary blog for Jan. 12, 2020 First Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17 Have you ever had one of those conversations in which you are…
Lectionary blog for Jan. 5, 2020 Second Sunday of Christmas Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 147:12-20; Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:10-18 For those of us who are blessed to live relatively close to…
Lectionary for Dec 29, 2019 First Sunday of Christmas Isaiah 63:7-9; Psalm 148; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23 The Feast of the Holy Innocents is a difficult day. Only a few…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 22, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Advent Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 Do you ever feel pressure to conform to appearances during the…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 15, 2019 Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm 146:5-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 With all the celebration, family time and joy, it’s easy to forget…
Lectionary blog for Dec 8, 2019 Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12 As a relatively new Lutheran Christian, I didn’t grow up with…
Lectionary blog for Dec 1, 2019 First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 There is something deeply comforting about the fixedness of the liturgical calendar….
Lectionary blog for Nov 24, 2019 Christ the King Sunday Jeremiah 23:1-6; Luke 1:68-79; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 Friends, we have done it together: we made it through another liturgical…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 17, 2019 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 65:17-25; Isaiah 12:2-6; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 Like many of my age group, when the “Left Behind” books…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 10, 2019 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Haggai 1:15b–2:9; Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38 While talking with some Christian friends a few months…
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