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Lectionary blog: Transformations

Lectionary blog for May 5, 2019 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 9:1-6; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 Growing up, I was always a little jealous of people who had…
Lectionary blog: Get to work!
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Lectionary blog: Get to work!

Lectionary blog for April 28, 2019 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 5:27-32; Psalm 118:14-29; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31 When we think about the enormity of what God has done in…
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Lectionary blog: No more sadness

Lectionary blog for April 21, 2019 Resurrection of our Lord Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 Resurrection Sunday is a day of unalloyed triumph for the church….
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Lectionary blog: Faithfulness in suffering

Lectionary blog for April 14, 2019 Palm Sunday Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 19:28-40; Luke 22:15-23:56 When I was completing the coursework for my doctorate, I read an…
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Lectionary blog: Even more redemption

Lectionary blog for April 7, 2019 Fifth Sunday in Lent Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 I came to Lutheran Christianity and the ELCA only in my late…
Lectionary blog: Removing reproach
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Lectionary blog: Removing reproach

Lectionary blog for March 31, 2019 Fourth Sunday in Lent Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32   The lectionary passages this week focus on one thing:…
Lectionary blog: Making a good, quick decision
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Lectionary blog: Making a good, quick decision

Lectionary blog for March 24, 2019 Third Sunday in Lent Isaiah 55:1-9; Psalm 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 One of the first observations my wife and I made about…
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Lectionary blog: The power of covenant

Lectionary blog for March 17, 2019 Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35 I never read many of the classic children’s books that excited…
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Lectionary blog: Dying to self and loving the other

Lectionary blog for March 10, 2019 First Sunday in Lent Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13 When I’m preparing my notes for these blog entries, the lectionary…
Lectionary blog: Letting the light shine
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Lectionary blog: Letting the light shine

Lectionary blog for March 3, 2019 Last Sunday of [time after] Epiphany Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36   The life of faith can be dull sometimes….
Lectionary blog: Because that’s what God is like!
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Lectionary blog: Because that’s what God is like!

Lectionary blog for Feb. 24, 2019 Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Genesis 43:3-11, 15; Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50; Luke 6:27-38 Wanting to win is human nature. Whether in…
Lectionary blog: Not being mockers
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Lectionary blog: Not being mockers

Lectionary blog for Feb. 17, 2019 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 In this time of microtargeted advertisements and affinity communities on Facebook…