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..
Genesis 1:1-2:4a; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 Trinity Sunday, Year A I find comfort in knowing that those first disciples, in the..
Numbers 11:24-30; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost Sunday They were all together in one place. Would that we could be, too...
Acts 1:6-14; 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11; John 17:1-11 Easter 7A Are we asking Jesus the wrong question? The disciples look at their..
Acts 17:22-31; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 Easter 6A Jesus tells his disciples: If you love me you will keep my commandments...
Acts 7:55-60; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 Easter 5A I remember vividly feeling alone, afraid, homesick. Alone in a college dorm room,..
Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 Easter 4A I appreciate Acts 2:42-47 for its clarity and brevity. When I struggle to..
Acts 2:14a, 36-41; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 Easter 3A Two of Jesus’ followers talk of nothing other than the traumatic events..
Acts 2:14a, 22-32; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 Easter 2A Every year, if one follows the Revised Common Lectionary, Thomas gets the..
Matthew 28:1-10 There is a refrain to this Easter story, a repeated combination of events and instructions as the women venture to..
Matthew 21:1-11 I’ve been thinking about all of the large, celebratory gatherings that will not happen this spring. What if Jesus’ triumphant..
Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 Lent 5A Rejoice, O Jerusalem, the prophet Isaiah declares, rejoice greatly. We’ve made it to the..
1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Lent 4A The man born blind in this extended story in John’s Gospel..
Exodus 17:1-7; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42 Lent 3A Jesus, weary and in the heat of the day, takes his time with the..
Genesis 12:1-4; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 Lent 2A I once preached outside in the dark. We climbed up a hill to..
Matthew 4:1-11 Lent 1A I picture Jesus, on the cusp of his public ministry, feeling empowered from his baptism and God’s affirming..
Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 Transfiguration Sunday Liminal space seems like prime territory for holy transformations. Disorientation, an unfamiliar location,..
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