Looking into the lectionary September 4, 2016 — 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Luke 14:25-33 Ordinary 23C; Proper 18 The lectionary brings us sobering texts this week. The prophet declares..
Looking into the lectionary August 28, 2016 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 Ordinary 22C; Proper 17 There is a whole lot of watching going on at the Pharisee’s..
Looking into the lectionary August 21, 2016 — 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 13:10-17 Ordinary 21C; Proper 16 No one wants to be chomping at the bit. No one wants to be caught between..
Looking into the lectionary August 14, 2016 – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56 Ordinary 20C; Proper 15 Well, perhaps Jesus is right around the corner because, according to this Luke text,..
Looking into the lectionary August 7, 2016 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 12:32-40 Ordinary 19C; Proper 14 To fear or not to fear. That seems to be the question. Political speeches on all..
Looking into the lectionary July 31, 2016 – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 12:13-21 Ordinary 18C; Proper 13 I like big barns and I cannot lie. It is difficult, I would suggest, to live..
Looking into the lectionary July 24, 2016 – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Hosea 1:2-10; Luke 11:1-13 Ordinary 17C; Proper 12 There are times when the “not appropriate for children” parts of the Bible come..
Looking into the lectionary July 17, 2016 – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 Proper 11; Ordinary 16C Be like Mary, not Martha, so goes the often repeated, simplistic lesson from this..
Looking into the lectionary July 10, 2016 – 8th Sunday after Pentecost Luke 10:25-37 Proper 10; Ordinary 15C The walking dead. That’s who the priest and the Levite are in this text. The man..
Looking into the lectionary June 12, 2016 – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 21:1-21a; Luke 7:36-8:3 Proper 6; Ordinary 11C The prayer book I use most mornings has the following sentence as part..