1 Samuel 15:34-16:13; Mark 4:26-34 Pentecost 3B; Proper 6 The Word and the world have never lacked for reasons to be in..
Mark 3:20-35 Pentecost 2B; Proper 5 After a couple of months of presenting passages from the Gospel of John, the lectionary returns..
Romans 8:12–17; John 3:1–17 Part of my spiritual practice during the week before Memorial Day is to reread Tim O’Brien’s short story..
Acts 2:1-21; Ezekiel 37:1-14 Pentecost Sunday is a gift. Pastors extend much intellectual and imaginative work each week to discover and articulate..
John 17:6-19 Easter 2B Occasionally, when it seems to be the appropriate question on a pastoral visit, or more recently a pastoral..
Acts 10:44-48; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:9-17 Easter 6B Questions of authorship and dates aside, John’s letters are read best as commentary..
Acts 8:26-40 Easter 5B We often speak about life as a journey, a road that we travel. As we go, we are..
John 10:11-18; Psalm 23 Easter 4B John 10 presents one of the New Testament’s most beloved images of Jesus and his relationship..
Luke 24:13-48 Easter 3B The final chapter of Luke narrates two back-to-back appearances of the risen Lord to disciples, and both feature..
John 20:19-31 Easter 2B Over the last several years, I have been significantly influenced by the thought-provoking work of theologian Shelly Rambo..
Mark 16:1-8 Easter Sunday Year B Naomi Wadler was only 11 years old when she spoke at the “March for Our Lives”..
John 18:1-19:42 The Passion of Jesus as told in John’s Gospel presents a host of characters playing seemingly small roles as the..
John 13:1-17 Time in this pandemic year has been weird and indefinite. Days run together, and weeks pile up amorphously. In contrast,..
Mark 11:1-11; Philippians 2:5-11 Palm Sunday / Passion Sunday Year B I’ve always been intrigued by the Gospel of Mark’s many references..
John 12:20-33 Lent 5B Some years ago, author Tracie McMillan left her home in New York City to go undercover into the..
Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21 Lent 4B This week’s lectionary text from the book of Numbers is a strange, even offensive, story about..
Exodus 20:1-17 Lent 3B One of the best ways to teach and learn theology is through liturgy, because the patterns and practices..
Mark 8:31-38 Lent 2B The Gospel lesson for the second Sunday of Lent raises one of the most difficult of theological questions:..
Genesis 9:8-17; Mark 1:9-15 Lent 1B Increasingly, Christians have sought ways to include animals in the liturgical life of the church. Our..
Mark 9:2-9 In the Presbyterian liturgical year, Transfiguration Sunday marks the last Sunday before Ash Wednesday. However, it is well worth noting..
Isaiah 40:21-31 Isaiah 40 was written to console exiled Israelites, a devastated people displaced from their homeland for so long that it..
Mark 1:21-28 If Jesus were to wander into church with you on Sunday, what do you imagine would happen? Would he find..
Mark 1:14-20 This week’s lectionary text from the Gospel of Mark narrates the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry and his calling of..
1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) The lectionary text from 1 Samuel presents a challenge for the preacher on this 2nd Sunday after Epiphany...
Mark 1:4-11 One of the things that most captures my attention in the Gospel lesson for Baptism of the Lord Sunday is..
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