Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
Lectionary blog for May 28 Seventh Sunday of Easter Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35; 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11; John 17:1-11 Jesus prays in John’s Gospel, “Holy Father, protect them in…
Lectionary blog for May 21 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:8-20; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 I grew up on a farm, but I was never really suited…
Lectionary blog for May 14 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 7:55-0; Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy…
Lectionary blog for May 7 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 I once saw a TV program about blind slalom skiers. Yes, blind…
Lectionary blog for April 30 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 When I was a kid, we always got to the…
Lectionary blog for April 23 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 I remember the first time I “went away.” It was 1972…
Lectionary blog for April 16 The Resurrection of Our Lord Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10 A pastor was invited to a baptism by one of his…
Lectionary blog for April 9 Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday Matthew 21:1-11; Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 27:11-54 At a pastors conference a few years ago, I heard…
Lectionary blog for April 2 The fifth Sunday in Lent Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 What does life after death hold for us? Is this all there…
Lectionary blog for March 26 The fourth Sunday in Lent 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Our Gospel lesson is a long story with many twists and…
Lectionary blog for March 19 The third Sunday in Lent Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42 When I was in seminary, I heard about a South Carolina pastor’s…
Lectionary blog for March 12 The second Sunday in Lent Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5; John 3:1-17 Unless you have been an avid golfer for a very long time,…
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