Looking into the lectionary 12th Sunday after Pentecost — August 12, 2018 Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 Ordinary 19B; Proper 14 Put away falsehood. Let your words give grace to those who hear. Put..
Looking into the lectionary 11th Sunday after Pentecost — August 5, 2018 Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 Ordinary 11B; Proper 13 Question-and-answer time with Jesus in John’s Gospel makes you want to go, “Wait, what?”..
Looking into the lectionary 10th Sunday after Pentecost — July 29, 2018 2 Samuel 11:1-15; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 Ordinary 17B; Proper 12 We do not lack for material or choices this Sunday. The..
Looking into the lectionary 9th Sunday after Pentecost — July 22, 2018 2 Samuel 7:1-14a; Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Ordinary 16B; Proper 11 God is on the move. Jesus is traveling by sea..
Looking into the lectionary 8th Sunday after Pentecost — July 15, 2018 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19; Mark 6:14-29 Ordinary 15B; Proper 10 For a Gospel into that whole brevity thing, Mark devotes a lot..
Hymns When We Watch the Rescue (a free hymn) When We Watch the Rescue MUELLER 11.11.11.11 ("Away in a Manger") When we watch the rescue of children or youth, O God..
Looking into the lectionary 7th Sunday after Pentecost — July 8, 2018 Mark 6:1-13 Ordinary 14B; Proper 9 Jesus’ instructions to his disciples in Mark’s Gospel remind me of a packing list for camp...
Prayers for the moment Prayer for Independence Day Lord of all, we recognize that true freedom comes through you, that our ultimate loyalty belongs to you and that our real..
Prayers for the moment Prayer for the last day of the 223rd General Assembly God of all creation, our gratitude overflows for a full week. While we worshipped and debated, voted and danced, your presence..
Prayers for the moment Prayer for Friday of General Assembly God of determination, we pray that you continue to guide the assembly today. We pray that in the midst of disagreement we..