Looking into the lectionary 6th Sunday of Easter – May 1, 2016 Acts 16:9-15; Revelation 21:10; 21:22-22:5 Open gates, always open, no metal detectors, no standing spread eagle for the obligatory TSA X-ray, no..
Looking into the lectionary 5th Sunday of Easter – April 24, 2016 Easter 5C Acts 11:1-18; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35 My relationship to adoption is complicated. My brother is adopted. Several years ago he..
Looking into the lectionary Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 17, 2016 Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 Easter 4C There is so much beautiful imagery to be had this Sunday. There..
Looking into the lectionary Third Sunday of Easter – April 10, 2016 Acts 9:1-20; John 21:1-19 Easter 3C My husband chairs the board of a small, local nonprofit working in the area of affordable..
Looking into the lectionary Second Sunday of Easter – April 3, 2016 John 20:19-31 “Last summer at Harvard … .” This was my sister’s refrain for at least a year. She’d gone to a..
Looking into the lectionary Easter Sunday – March 27, 2016 Luke 24:1-12 The preaching pressure of Easter is real. The pews are fuller, the faces less familiar, the music grander, the memories..
Looking into the lectionary Palm Sunday – March 20, 2016 Luke 19:28-40 I am going to focus on the text for Palm Sunday rather than those designated for Passion Sunday. It really..
Looking into the lectionary 5th Sunday of Lent – March 13, 2016 John 12:1-8 – Lent 5C Six days before Passover, Jesus is in Bethany with his close friends and disciples. Mary and Martha, Lazarus..
Looking into the lectionary 4th Sunday of Lent – March 6, 2016 Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 – Lent 4C Maybe you can go home again. Returning home wounded, even if..
Looking into the lectionary 3rd Sunday of Lent – February 28, 2016 Isaiah 55:1-9; Luke 13:1-9; Lent 3C I confess: This is not my favorite Bible passage. Jesus sends a mixed message. He says, “No..