Lectionary blog: Love isn’t optional
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Love isn’t optional

Lectionary for May 5, 2024 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 When I was an undergrad (a very long time ago) the father…
Lectionary blog: “Cleaning” branches
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Lectionary blog: “Cleaning” branches

Lectionary for April 28, 2024 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-31; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 Do you ever have those moments when you, after years of studying…
Lectionary blog: Knowing and giving
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Lectionary blog: Knowing and giving

Lectionary for April 21, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 For this lectionary we continue last week’s theme of recognizing someone and…
Lectionary blog: Recognizing & repenting
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Lectionary blog: Recognizing & repenting

Lectionary for April 14, 2024 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 Have you seen or heard those modern morality tales about acting right…
Lectionary blog: Fellowship through sharing
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Lectionary blog: Fellowship through sharing

Lectionary for April 7, 2024 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1–2:2; John 20:19-31 We have a rule in our family—after a birthday or Christmas, the…
Lectionary blog: Resurrection Day
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Lectionary blog: Resurrection Day

Lectionary for March 31, 2024 Resurrection of Our Lord, Easter Day Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Mark 16:1-8 Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! This has…
Lectionary blog: Not quite ready for Palm Sunday
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Lectionary blog: Not quite ready for Palm Sunday

Lectionary for March 24, 2024 Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday Procession with palms: Mark 11:1-11 Other readings for the day: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 14:1—15:47 Palm Sunday…
Lectionary blog: Divine pathos
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Lectionary blog: Divine pathos

Lectionary for March 17, 2024 Fifth Sunday in Lent Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 My central theological commitment is that God is a God of divine emotions,…
Lectionary blog: Salvation for the whole world
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Lectionary blog: Salvation for the whole world

Lectionary for March 10, 2024 Fourth Sunday in Lent Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 I was recently privileged to celebrate a community worship service with faculty…
Lectionary blog: <i>Almost</i> laughable
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Lectionary blog: Almost laughable

Lectionary for March 3, 2024 Third Sunday in Lent Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 While catching up with a colleague, I asked about his children. He…
Lectionary blog: On victory
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Lectionary blog: On victory

Lectionary for Feb. 25, 2024 Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:23-31; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38 I’ve never heard the word “victory” used so much in one talk….