Looking into the lectionary 3rd Sunday of Lent – February 28, 2016 Isaiah 55:1-9; Luke 13:1-9; Lent 3C I confess: This is not my favorite Bible passage. Jesus sends a mixed message. He says, “No..
Looking into the lectionary 2nd Sunday of Lent – February 21, 2016 Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Luke 13:31-35 – Lent 2C This week we go to Luke 13:31-35 and this odd exchange between Jesus and..
Looking into the lectionary 1st Sunday in Lent – February 14, 2016 Luke 4:1-13; Lent 1C Jesus is in the wilderness again. Every year, Lent 1, the Spirit leads or drives Jesus, fresh out..
Looking into the lectionary Transfiguration Sunday – February 7, 2016 Luke 9:28-36 Have you noticed how closely tied sleep and death are in the New Testament? This is especially true for the..
Looking into the lectionary 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 31, 2016 Jeremiah 1:4-10; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 When last we left our hero, he was seated in front of an admiring crowd...
Looking into the lectionary 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 24, 2016 Nehemiah 8:1-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 The first quandary to address this week is what to do about the parameters for..
Looking into the lectionary 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 17, 2016 Isaiah 62:1-5; John 2:1-11 My middle child was recently exposed to another branch of Christendom’s view of marriage. The details of this..
Looking into the lectionary Baptism of the Lord – January 10, 2016 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 On a recent Saturday morning I received this text: “Where do you stand on the Filioque?” Not exactly what..
Looking into the lectionary 2nd Sunday after Christmas – January 3, 2016 Jeremiah 31:7-14; Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:1-18 These are three tour de force texts this Sunday. Any one of these readings could be..
Looking into the lectionary 1st Sunday after Christmas – December 27, 2105 1 Samuel 2:18-20; Luke 2:41-52 There are so many places I want to go with these texts, especially the one from Luke...