Looking into the lectionary November 13, 2016 – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 21:5-19 Ordinary 33C Proper 28 I am writing this before the election results are revealed. You will be preaching..
Prayers for the moment A prayer for Election Day Almighty God, as people go to the polls this day we pray first and foremost for peace. May the sense of community..
Hymns God of All Peoples, Cultures and Nations (A hymn for the election) Carolyn Winfrey Gillette has written a new hymn for the 2016 election season. This interfaith hymn was written in response to the..
Looking into the lectionary November 6, 2016 – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary time Haggai 1:15b-2:9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38 Ordinary 32C Proper 26 Just in time: On the Sunday before the election, the..
Looking into the lectionary October 30, 2016 – 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4; Luke 19:1-10 Ordinary 31C Proper 26 What are we watching for? What are we trying to see as we..
Looking into the lectionary October 23, 2106 — 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time Joel 2:23-32; 2 Timothy 4:6-8; Luke 18:9-14 Ordinary 30C Proper 25 What is being poured out? The Spirit? Us? Our hearts? There..
Looking into the lectionary October 16, 2016 – 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time Jeremiah 31:27-34 2, Timothy 3:14-4:5, Luke 18:1-8 Ordinary 29C I don’t know what to do with these texts. In some ways, they..
Prayers for the moment Pastoral prayer in storm and exile – Hurricane Matthew God of all times and all places, as we gather this day to worship, give praise and say thank you, we are..
Looking into the lectionary October 9, 2016 – 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 Ordinary 28C Proper 23 We are to live in hope, looking toward the future..
Looking into the lectionary October 2, 2016 – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Lamentations 1:1-6; Psalm 137; Luke 17:5-10 Ordinary 27C Proper 22 There are times in our lives when lament is the only response..