Lectionary blog for May 31, 2020 Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 20:19-23 Pentecost is my second favorite holiday. I think it often gets lost between…
I think of a man walking slowly out of town with his head down. It’s night. His whole body heaves with emotion—inconsolable, completely alone. In a crumpled ball on his…
Lectionary blog for April 26, 2020 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 The good news of Jesus’ resurrection continues to inspire…
Lectionary blog for June 30,2019 Third Sunday after Pentecost 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62 This week’s lectionary readings are about masters selecting disciples…
Lectionary blog for June 16, 2019 First Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 Growing up in a mainline tradition, I never learned much about…
Lectionary blog for June 6, 2019 June 9: Pentecost Day Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-17 Pentecost is an under-celebrated holiday. I love Pentecost! God sent the permanent…
Pentecost didn’t happen only once. The noise intensified. The joy palpable. Community present. A community that had just met. A community that came from different countries and different walks of…
Lectionary blog for May 20 Pentecost Sunday Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 104:24-34; 35b; Acts 2:1-21; John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 Today is a day that the church sets aside to pay particular attention…
A few years ago, advertiser-turned-pastor Shane Hipps juxtaposed two stories about cellphones. In one story, he and his brother sped from the airport toward their dying mother. Cellphones allowed them…
Sometimes I meet Christians who make me nervous with their absolute certainty that God is directing every single moment of their lives—both the profound and the mundane. Not only does…
Lectionary blog for June 4 Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34; 1 Corinthians 12:3-13; John 20:19-23 In his book When I Relax I Feel Guilty, wilderness ministry pioneer and motivational…
Pentecost is an annual wake-up call that reminds us that the language of faith is always evolving. Open to the Spirit, we are always proclaiming Christ’s word in new ways….
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