Looking into the lectionary Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost — November 10, 2024 Teri McDowell Ott reflects on the challenge and opportunity to preach after a national election.
Looking into the lectionary Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost — November 3, 2024 Philip Gladden writes about the ease and challenge of loving your neighbor.
Looking into the lectionary Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost — October 27, 2024 Matthew A. Rich writes on loneliness and belonging in Jeremiah 31:7-9.
Looking into the lectionary Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost — October 20, 2024 In Mark 10:35-45, Jesus flips the script on power and status, calling us to serve, not seek seats of glory. How can we resist today’s systems of domination? Teri McDowell Ott reflects on Jesus’ radical call to community and humility.
Looking into the lectionary Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost — October 13, 2024 Philip Gladden writes about a piece of Scripture that is meant to be experienced rather than explained.
Looking into the lectionary Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost — October 6, 2024 Stephanie Sorge engages Jesus' teaching on divorce in Mark.
Looking into the lectionary Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost — September 29, 2024 Whitney Wilkinson Arreche questions God's apparent absence in the Book of Esther's cycles of violence and retribution.
Looking into the lectionary Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost — September 22, 2024 Bobby Hulme-Lippert weaves a reflection together using multiple lectionary readings for September 22, 2024.
Looking into the lectionary Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost — September 15, 2024 Adam Ryan Quine examines suffering and power.
Looking into the lectionary Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost — September 8, 2024 How quickly do I say “no” to people who don’t fit my criteria of those who deserve my help, asks Teri McDowell Ott?