Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 Advent 1B I grew up in the Midwest in the 1950s and..
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46 Reign of Christ, Year A The intimacy of these texts stands out to me. God..
Judges 4:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30 Ordinary 33A; Proper 28 Use it or lose it. Is that the message of the..
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 Pentecost 23A; Proper 27 The theme of time runs through this week’s readings. In..
Revelation 7:9-17; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 Pentecost 22A; Proper 26 All tribes, every nation, together in worship. How lovely. God has..
Deuteronomy 34:1-12; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-18; Matthew 22:34-46 Ordinary 30A; Proper 25 I used to feel sad for Moses when I read this..
Exodus 33:12-23; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 Ordinary 29A; Proper 24 Multiple kinds of testing take place in this week’s readings. Moses..
Exodus 32:1-14; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14 Ordinary 28A; Proper 23 This week several phrases stood out from each of the lectionary passages...
Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 Ordinary 18A; Proper 22 World Communion Sunday Jesus leans into controversy this week. He..
Exodus 17:1-7 ; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 Ordinary 26A; Proper 21 Who do we follow? Whose authority holds sway over us? While..
Exodus 16:2-15; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16 Ordinary 25A; Proper 20 Grumbling in the face of grace. So often that is our human..
Exodus 14:19-31; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 Ordinary 24A; Proper 19 The early Christians quarreled over opinions. The members of the church in..
Exodus 12:1-14; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20 Ordinary 14A; Proper 18 The institution of Passover. Admonitions regarding love of neighbor. Instructions for conflict..
Exodus 3:1-15; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28 Ordinary 13A; Proper 17 Moses talks to God via a burning bush. Peter confronts the Messiah..
Exodus 1:8-2:10; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 Ordinary 21A; Proper 16 Are we not always learning, really, who Jesus is? Who we are?..
Genesis 45:1-15; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28 Ordinary 20A; Proper 15 The Canaanite woman has been on my mind lately, well before..
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 Ordinary 10A; Proper 14 Let’s start at the end of this Gospel story. Let’s go..
Genesis 32:22-31; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21 Ordinary 18A; Proper 13 Jacob was left alone. Jesus withdrew to a desolate, deserted place. In..
Genesis 29:15-28; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Ordinary 17A; Proper 12 Who is in a position to condemn? Who will separate us..
Genesis 28:10-19a; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Ordinary 16A; Proper 11 God does the sorting. I am rather disappointed by this truth...
Genesis 25:19-34; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Ordinary 15A; Proper 10 God does amazing work through that which we fail to even..
Matthew 11:15-19, 25-30; Romans 7:15-25a Ordinary 14A; Proper 9 This week we are grateful to pastor John Wurster for providing a guest..
Genesis 22:1-14; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 Ordinary 13A; Proper 8 To whom, or what, are we loyal? What drives our actions and..
This week we are grateful to pastor John Wurster for providing a guest lectionary reflection. Genesis 21:8-21; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39 Ordinary..
Genesis 18:1-15; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8 Pentecost 2A Jesus tells the 12 about-to-be-sent-out disciples that the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers..
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