Looking into the lectionary 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Proper 17 – August 30, 2015 Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 At first read, I didn’t notice many –..
Looking into the lectionary 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Proper 16 – August 23, 2015 Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-69 We have finally come to the end of John chapter 6 – from the feeding of the 5,000..
Looking into the lectionary 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Proper 15 – August 16, 2015 Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 This is just strange, isn’t it? Talk of eating flesh and drinking blood brings to mind..
Looking into the lectionary 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Proper 14 – August 9, 2015 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-11 Ephesians 4:25-5:2 John 6:35, 41-51 More about the bread. And there is still more next..
Looking into the lectionary 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Proper 13 – August 2, 2015 Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 Some of the crowd who were fed on the mountainside search for Jesus. They are seekers. People who..
Looking into the lectionary 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Proper 12 – July 26, 2015 2 Samuel 11:1-15; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 Break out your record player and old Rolling Stones albums… because this week, we’re going..
Looking into the lectionary 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Proper 11 – July 19, 2015 Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-44, 53-56 I feel compelled this week to return to a meeting I mentioned in an earlier lectionary reflection...
Looking into the lectionary 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Proper 10 – July 12, 2015 Mark 6:14-29 I tell people that I never believed in the demonic until I started to work in the church. This quip..
Looking into the lectionary 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Proper 9 – July 5, 2015 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10, Psalm 48, 2 Corinthians 12:2-10, Mark 6:1-13 These two stories, while not parables in the traditional sense, are..
Looking into the lectionary 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time – June 28, 2015 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27; Mark 5:21-43 – June 28, 2015 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Proper 8 This is the week to..
Looking into the lectionary 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time – June 21, 2015 1 Samuel 17:1a-49 and Mark 4:35-41 - June 21 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Proper 7 Power is the topic du jour this..
Looking into the lectionary 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time – June 14, 2015 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Proper 6 – 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 and Mark 4:26-34 My friend is an artist. In fact, if you..
Looking into the lectionary 2nd Sunday after Pentecost – June 7, 2015 2nd Sunday after Pentecost – Mark 3:20-35 If I had been Mark’s editor, I would have sent this passage back to him...
Looking into the lectionary Trinity Sunday – May 31, 2015 It is Trinity Sunday! I know you’ve been waiting all liturgical year for this day. You have your analogies ready: water, ice,..
Looking into the lectionary Pentecost Ah, Pentecost, every year the same story, and only one account of it at that. How does the preacher or Sunday school..
Looking into the lectionary Looking into the lectionary coming soon! Starting May 18 (in time for Pentecost), Jill Duffield will be crafting study aids based on the lectionary Scripture for the coming Sunday...