Looking into the lectionary 15th Sunday after Pentecost – September 17, 2017 Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 Ordinary 24A; Proper 19 What is it about human beings that we like keeping score? We don’t just..
Looking into the lectionary 14th Sunday after Pentecost – September 10, 2017 Exodus 12:1-14; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20 Ordinary 23A; Proper 18 Church Conflict Management 101 is the order of the day for this..
Looking into the lectionary 13th Sunday after Pentecost — September 3, 2017 Exodus 3:1-15 ; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28 Ordinary 22A; Proper 17 Look. See. Hear. Show. Listen. Observe. Both Moses and God do..
Looking into the lectionary 12th Sunday after Pentecost – August 27, 2017 Exodus 1:8-2:10; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 Ordinary 21A; Proper 16 “It’s who you know.” Ever heard that phrase? Numerous friends have shared..
Looking into the lectionary 11th Sunday after Pentecost — August 20, 2017 Ordinary 20A; Proper 15 Genesis 45:1-15; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28 Emotions reverberate through both the Old and New Testament readings for..
Looking into the lectionary 10th Sunday after Pentecost — August 13, 2017 Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28: Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 Ordinary 19A; Proper 14 I once had someone tell me that he didn’t believe in..
Looking into the lectionary 9th Sunday after Pentecost — August 6, 2017 Genesis 32:22-31; Matthew 14:13-21 Ordinary 18A; Proper 13 Jesus tries to get away, at least for a short time. He gets in..
Looking into the lectionary 8th Sunday after Pentecost – July 30, 2017 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Ordinary 17A; Proper 12 What is the kingdom of heaven like? A) A mustard seed B) Yeast C) Buried..
Looking into the lectionary 7th Sunday after Pentecost – July 23, 2017 Genesis 28:10-19a; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Ordinary 16A; Proper 11 “Let me sleep on it.” That’s the phrase we use when we aren’t..
Looking into the lectionary 6th Sunday after Pentecost – July 16, 2017 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Ordinary 15A; Proper 10 Jesus’ parable of the sower would not make it into a self-help book. Nor would..