Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
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,…
Lectionary blog for March 5 The first Sunday in Lent Genesis 2:15-17, 3:17; Psalm 32; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 A few years ago, a young man I know found himself…
Lectionary blog for Feb. 26 The Transfiguration of Our Lord Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 2 or Psalm 99; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 I tell a lot of stories. Some are…
Lectionary blog for Feb. 19 The seventh Sunday after the Epiphany Leviticus 19:1-2,9-18; Psalm 119:33-40; 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 Not too many years ago, a mother of two…
Lectionary blog for Feb. 12 The sixth Sunday after the Epiphany Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37 In the 1980s, I was a pastor in Rowan County,…
Lectionary blog for Feb. 5 The fifth Sunday after the Epiphany Isaiah 58:1-9; Psalm 122:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; Matthew 5:13-20 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did…
Lectionary blog for Jan. 29 The fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians; Matthew 5:1-12 All parents have things they say so often that, eventually, their…
Lectionary blog for Jan. 22 The third Sunday after the Epiphany Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1, 4-9; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23 Every time I read this section of Paul’s letter…
Lectionary blog for Jan. 15 The Second Sunday after the Epiphany Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42 His name was David. His last name was something decidedly…
Lectionary blog for Jan. 8 The Baptism of Our Lord Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17 Before there was Jeff Foxworthy there was Jerry Clower, a Mississippi Baptist…
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