Looking into the lectionary Day of Pentecost – June 4, 2017 Acts 2:1-21 Language is more than words. Last week on Morning Edition there was a segment on the challenges of translating President..
Looking into the lectionary 7th Sunday of Easter — May 28, 2017 John 17:1-11 Easter 7A Jesus prays for his disciples – then, now and always. If we let that truth come to consciousness..
Looking into the lectionary 6th Sunday of Easter – May 21, 2017 Acts 17:22-31; John 14:15-21 Easter 6A “If you love me you will keep my commandments.” In this brief passage from John, Jesus..
Looking into the lectionary 5th Sunday of Easter – May 14, 2017 John 14:1-14 Easter 5 What was Jesus’ tone in these 14 verses of John’s Gospel? That’s one of the challenges of a..
Looking into the lectionary 4th Sunday of Easter – May 7, 2017 Psalm 23; John 10:1-10 Easter 4A The gatekeeper, the Good Shepherd leads the sheep out. He calls them by name, they recognize..
Looking into the lectionary 3rd Sunday of Easter – April 30, 2017 Luke 24:13-35 Easter 3A And now, a word from Luke. We will be back to John next week and then return to..
Looking into the lectionary 2nd Sunday of Easter — April 23, 2017 John 20:19-31 Easter 2A I decided to do some digging on Jesus’ greeting, “Peace be with you.” He repeats it three times..
Looking into the lectionary Easter Sunday – April 16, 2017 Matthew 28:1-10 Year A Let’s pause for a moment – before we get to earthquakes and the angel and, yes, even the..
Looking into the lectionary Palm/Passion Sunday — April 9, 2017 Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14-27 Palm/Passion Sunday – Year A The first decision to make about this Sunday is: Palm or..
Looking into the lectionary 5th Sunday in Lent – April 2, 2017 Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:1-45 Lent 5A Hopeless. Bereft. Defeated. Heartbroken. When I read both Ezekiel and John this week, a feeling of..