Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
Lectionary for Sept. 29, 2024 19th Sunday after Pentecost Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22; Psalm 124; James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50 My wife, Sarah Driver, is a justice trainer for congregations and…
Lectionary for Sept. 22, 2024 18th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 31:10-31; Psalm 1; James 3:13–4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 Recently I helped host a doctoral seminar for emerging scholars who want…
Lectionary for Sept. 15, 2024 17th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 1:20-33; Psalm 19; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38 Have you ever said words that you instantly regretted? I have. Someone said…
Lectionary for Sept. 8, 2024 16th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 125; James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17; Mark 7:24-37 This is the one passage that gives people more…
Lectionary for Sept 1, 2024 15th Sunday after Pentecost Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 I felt called to be a minister of…
Lectionary for Aug. 25, 2024 14th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 8:22-30, [31-40] 41-43; Psalm 84; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-69 I didn’t grow up as a Lutheran Christian. Instead, I…
Lectionary for Aug. 18, 2024 13th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14; Psalm 111; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 Teaching is a profoundly humbling process. I can prepare my notes,…
Lectionary for Aug. 11, 2024 12th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33; Psalm 130; Ephesians 4:25–5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 One of my favorite stories from Scripture is that…
Lectionary for Aug 4, 2024 11th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 11:26–12:13a; Psalm 51:1-12; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 I’m just getting to the age where drastic steps are needed if…
Lectionary for July 28, 2024 10th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 11:1-15; Psalm 14; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 I’ve had the great benefit of working for several excellent bosses. I…
Lectionary for July 21, 2024 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 7:1-14a; Psalm 89:20-37; Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Last month I wrote about Jesus’ lack of sustainability goals for…
Lectionary for July 14, 2024 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19; Psalm 24; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 Much like the entrepreneurial world, the church-planting/new start world has a…
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