Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 Pentecost 13B; Proper 16 In a scene from Richard Wagamese’s poignant novel, “Indian Horse,”13-year-old Saul is kicked off his..
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection by Whitney Wilkinson Arreche.
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection by Whitney Wilkinson Arreche.
Ephesians 4:1-16 Pentecost 10B; Proper 13 “I’m baffled,” one of my pastor friends recently wrote on Facebook. “Worship attendance and church engagement..
John 6:1-21 Pentecost 9B; Proper 12 Unique among the Gospels, John replaces the scene of the last supper with a foot washing...
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Pentecost 8B; Proper 11 “Anyone else experiencing ‘The Great Resignation’ in your church?” I read this question and the..
Amos 7:7-15 Pentecost 7B; Proper 10 Who are the prophets in your life? Whose critique do you listen to? Who do you..
2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Pentecost 6B; Proper 9 There have been times over this past pandemic year, when I’ve found myself wishing we..
Mark 5:21-43 Pentecost 5B; Proper 8 One of my college professors, James Edwards, first introduced me to the concept of a “Markan..
Job 38: 1-11; Mark 4:35-41 Pentecost 4B; Proper 7 Following a carefully set out structure, Mark’s narrative begins with three chapters that..
1 Samuel 15:34-16:13; Mark 4:26-34 Pentecost 3B; Proper 6 The Word and the world have never lacked for reasons to be in..
Mark 3:20-35 Pentecost 2B; Proper 5 After a couple of months of presenting passages from the Gospel of John, the lectionary returns..
Romans 8:12–17; John 3:1–17 Part of my spiritual practice during the week before Memorial Day is to reread Tim O’Brien’s short story..
Acts 2:1-21; Ezekiel 37:1-14 Pentecost Sunday is a gift. Pastors extend much intellectual and imaginative work each week to discover and articulate..
John 17:6-19 Easter 2B Occasionally, when it seems to be the appropriate question on a pastoral visit, or more recently a pastoral..
Acts 10:44-48; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:9-17 Easter 6B Questions of authorship and dates aside, John’s letters are read best as commentary..
Acts 8:26-40 Easter 5B We often speak about life as a journey, a road that we travel. As we go, we are..
John 10:11-18; Psalm 23 Easter 4B John 10 presents one of the New Testament’s most beloved images of Jesus and his relationship..
Luke 24:13-48 Easter 3B The final chapter of Luke narrates two back-to-back appearances of the risen Lord to disciples, and both feature..
John 20:19-31 Easter 2B Over the last several years, I have been significantly influenced by the thought-provoking work of theologian Shelly Rambo..
Mark 16:1-8 Easter Sunday Year B Naomi Wadler was only 11 years old when she spoke at the “March for Our Lives”..
John 18:1-19:42 The Passion of Jesus as told in John’s Gospel presents a host of characters playing seemingly small roles as the..
John 13:1-17 Time in this pandemic year has been weird and indefinite. Days run together, and weeks pile up amorphously. In contrast,..
Mark 11:1-11; Philippians 2:5-11 Palm Sunday / Passion Sunday Year B I’ve always been intrigued by the Gospel of Mark’s many references..
John 12:20-33 Lent 5B Some years ago, author Tracie McMillan left her home in New York City to go undercover into the..
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