Prayers for the moment Each loss irreparable: How long will we lament? (A prayer for Orlando) The scenes look hauntingly similar: devastated faces of survivors as they huddle together, clamoring for caring contact, their hands over their mouths,..
Looking into the lectionary June 12, 2016 – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 21:1-21a; Luke 7:36-8:3 Proper 6; Ordinary 11C The prayer book I use most mornings has the following sentence as part..
Looking into the lectionary June 5, 2016 – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 17:8-16 (17-24); Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17 “Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?”..
Looking into the lectionary May 29, 2016 – 2nd Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 18:20-21 (22-29) 30-39; Galatians 1:1-12; Luke 7:1-10 “How long will you go limping along with two different opinions?” How could..
Looking into the lectionary May 22, 2016 – Trinity Sunday Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 Trinity Sunday is back and I know you have been counting the Sundays until it came around again..
Looking into the lectionary Pentecost, 2016 – May 15, 2016 Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21 What’s wrong with the whole earth having one language and the same words? Why did God go and..
Looking into the lectionary 7th Sunday of Easter – May 8, 2016 Acts 16:16-34; John 17:20-26 The Gospel text for Easter 7 is one of those roundabout John texts. It loops around, repeats, uses..
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..