Looking into the lectionary Palm Sunday – March 20, 2016 Luke 19:28-40 I am going to focus on the text for Palm Sunday rather than those designated for Passion Sunday. It really..
Looking into the lectionary 5th Sunday of Lent – March 13, 2016 John 12:1-8 – Lent 5C Six days before Passover, Jesus is in Bethany with his close friends and disciples. Mary and Martha, Lazarus..
Looking into the lectionary 4th Sunday of Lent – March 6, 2016 Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 – Lent 4C Maybe you can go home again. Returning home wounded, even if..
Looking into the lectionary 3rd Sunday of Lent – February 28, 2016 Isaiah 55:1-9; Luke 13:1-9; Lent 3C I confess: This is not my favorite Bible passage. Jesus sends a mixed message. He says, “No..
Looking into the lectionary 2nd Sunday of Lent – February 21, 2016 Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Luke 13:31-35 – Lent 2C This week we go to Luke 13:31-35 and this odd exchange between Jesus and..
Looking into the lectionary 1st Sunday in Lent – February 14, 2016 Luke 4:1-13; Lent 1C Jesus is in the wilderness again. Every year, Lent 1, the Spirit leads or drives Jesus, fresh out..
Looking into the lectionary Transfiguration Sunday – February 7, 2016 Luke 9:28-36 Have you noticed how closely tied sleep and death are in the New Testament? This is especially true for the..
Looking into the lectionary 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 31, 2016 Jeremiah 1:4-10; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 When last we left our hero, he was seated in front of an admiring crowd...
Looking into the lectionary 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 24, 2016 Nehemiah 8:1-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 The first quandary to address this week is what to do about the parameters for..
Looking into the lectionary 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 17, 2016 Isaiah 62:1-5; John 2:1-11 My middle child was recently exposed to another branch of Christendom’s view of marriage. The details of this..