Looking into the lectionary 1st Sunday after Christmas – January 1, 2017 Isaiah 63:7-9; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23 Well, we can’t say we don’t have lots of teaching and preaching choices this Sunday. We..
Prayers for the moment A bidding prayer for the new year God of all times and all places, as the calendar flips from one year to the next we are profoundly grateful that..
Prayers for the moment A prayer for Christmas Day: Welcoming Christ with Joy "We pray this Christmas to welcome the Prince of Peace, not just with 'Silent Night,' but with joy, to and for the world..." — Jill Duffield
Hymns A New Father, Awestruck (A new hymn for refugees) Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, a Presbyterian pastor and author of more than 300 hymns, has written a new hymn in response to the..
Looking into the lectionary Christmas Day, 2016 Isaiah 52:7-10; John 1:1-18 This year we have the joy of Christmas falling on a Sunday. My husband grew up Episcopalian and..
Looking into the lectionary Christmas Eve, 2016 Isaiah 9:2-7; Luke 2:1-20 All the world and this one couple with a baby on the way collide in Luke’s Gospel. Events..
Looking into the lectionary 4th Sunday of Advent – December 18, 2016 Isaiah 7:10-16; Romans 1:1-7 ; Matthew 1:18-25 Advent 4A The ways in which we sinful human beings can misunderstand God, faith and..
Looking into the lectionary 3rd Sunday of Advent — December 11, 2016 Isaiah 35:1-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 Advent 3A The texts for this third Sunday of Advent brought to my mind a recording..
Looking into the lectionary 2nd Sunday of Advent – December 4, 2016 Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12 Advent 2A I am just contrary enough to look forward to John the Baptist’s disruptive Advent..
Looking into the lectionary 1st Sunday of Advent – November 27, 2016 Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 Advent 1A These Advent texts offer a series of contrasts this week: light and dark, awake..