Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
Lectionary blog for Jan. 1 The First Sunday of Christmas/Holy Innocents Isaiah 63:7-9; Psalm 148; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23 When my boys were little, they loved Richard Scarry’s Christmas Book….
Lectionary blog for Dec. 24, 25 Christmas Eve/Christmas Day Isaiah 62:6-12; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:1-20 “Life is a series of adjustments to reality.” Who said that? I did—over…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 18 The Fourth Sunday of Advent Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 I don’t know when the idea of “re-gifting” became common, but…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 11 The Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm 146:5-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 When I was a student at a United Methodist seminary, a story…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 4 The Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12 One day in Nashville I went to the YMCA to…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 27 The First Sunday in Advent Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 WHEW! I don’t know about you but, now that Thanksgiving is…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 20 Christ the King Sunday Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 Jesus, the supposed Son of God, Lord of Lord, King of Kings—was…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 13 Pentecost 26 Malachi 4:1-2a; Psalm 98; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 It was during Lent many years ago. I was the pastor of a very…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 6 All Saints Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23; Luke 6:20-31 Mother Teresa, laboring all those years among the poor and dying in Calcutta. St….
Lectionary blog for Oct. 30 Reformation Sunday Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 46; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36 A story is told about a young priest who was assigned to a cathedral in…
Lectionary blog for Oct. 23 23nd Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22; Psalm 84:1-7; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 I like to check out a variety of English translations…
Lectionary blog for Oct. 16 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 Our gospel lesson about the widow pestering the judge reminds me of…
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