Prayers for the moment Praying for peace (a prayer for worship by Jill Duffield) Outlook editor Jill Duffield wrote this prayer for peace as tensions rise between the United States and North Korea, and a white..
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..
Looking into the lectionary 5th Sunday after Pentecost – July 9, 2017 Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Ordinary 14A; Proper 9 Sometimes you just can’t win. Sometimes anything you say..
Prayers for the moment Prayer for the country on July 4 Everlasting God, our country, like each of us, is a mixed bag of beauty and brutality. Our ideals are lofty, but our..
Looking into the lectionary July 2, 2017 – 4th Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 22:1-14; Matthew 10:40-42 Ordinary 13A; Proper 8 Discipleship is not all about rejection and persecution. Here, in the last two verses..
Looking into the lectionary June 25, 2017 – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 21:8-21; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39 Ordinary 12A; Proper 7 I do not like biblical door number one or biblical door number..
Prayers for the moment Beloved – A prayer Lord God, why do we insist on putting boundaries on your limitless love? You create us and call us good, made in..