Looking into the lectionary Transfiguration Sunday – February 26, 2017 Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-20; Matthew 17:1-9 Transfiguration of the Lord God’s data is, apparently, in the cloud. Is it securely stored..
Looking into the lectionary 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time – February 19, 2017 Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18; 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 Ordinary 7A Proper 2 You shall be holy. You are God’s temple. Be..
Looking into the lectionary 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time — February 12, 2017 Deuteronomy 30:15-20; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37 Ordinary 6A Proper 1 Earthly actions have heavenly repercussions… Or so it seems to say..
Looking into the lectionary 5th Sunday after Epiphany — February 5, 2017 Isaiah 58: 1-9a; Matthew 5:13-20 Ordinary 5A In Matthew’s version of this sermon Jesus is on the mountaintop, talking to his disciples...
Looking into the lectionary 4th Sunday after Epiphany — January 29, 2017 Micah 6:1-8; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12 Ordinary 4A Jesus recognizes a teachable moment with his new disciples. Jesus has been gathering..
Looking into the lectionary 3rd Sunday after Epiphany — January 22, 2017 Isaiah 9:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23 Ordinary 3A This is one of those Sundays when everyone in the pew will be..
Looking into the lectionary 2nd Sunday after Epiphany – January 15, 2016 John 1:29-42 Is John as surprised as everyone else that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah, the Son of God? It would..
Looking into the lectionary Baptism of the Lord — January 8, 2017 Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17 On this Baptism of the Lord Sunday, all three appointed texts present us with accounts of..
Looking into the lectionary 1st Sunday after Christmas – January 1, 2017 Isaiah 63:7-9; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23 Well, we can’t say we don’t have lots of teaching and preaching choices this Sunday. We..
Looking into the lectionary Christmas Day, 2016 Isaiah 52:7-10; John 1:1-18 This year we have the joy of Christmas falling on a Sunday. My husband grew up Episcopalian and..