Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
Lectionary blog for Nov. 3, 2019 21st Sunday after Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4; Psalm 119:137-144; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10 As we celebrate Reformation Day this week, we think…
Lectionary blog for Oct 27, 2019 20th Sunday after Pentecost Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 65; 2 Timothy 4:6-7, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 Whenever I teach Bible for seminary classes, my primary goal…
Lectionary blog for Oct 20, 2019 19th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 31:27-34; Psalm 119:97-104; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 I feel that among Christians the law gets a bad rap—especially…
Lectionary blog for Oct 13, 2019 18th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; Psalm 66:1-12; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 It seems like, in every moment, humans are especially divided….
Lectionary blog for Oct. 6, 2019 17th Sunday after Pentecost Lamentations 1:1-6; Psalm 137; 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10 Suffering and mourning are unavoidable parts of being human—and of being…
Lectionary for Sept. 29, 2019 16th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 32:1-3, 6-15; Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 I don’t have a cutesy introduction story this week. In…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 22, 2019 15th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 8:18-9:1; Psalm 79:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 When I was young, I didn’t receive an allowance for doing…
Lectionary blog for Sept 15, 2019 14th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Psalm 14; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 In her new book One Coin Found, Pastor Emmy Kegler…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 8 13th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 Have you ever been interested in joining something, only to find out…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 1, 2019 12th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 2:4-13; Psalm 81:1, 10-16; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 One of my favorite fall activities is going on…
Lectionary blog for Aug 11, 2019 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 1:1, 10-20; Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40 I’m writing this on the evening of July 4….
Lectionary blog for Aug. 4, 2019 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Hosea 11:1-11; Psalm 107:1-9, 43; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21 As I drove my family around one morning running errands, my…
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