Looking into the lectionary Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost — August 27, 2023 God is absent from the first two chapters of Exodus. But through the subversive and liberating activity of women, God is indeed at work. — Ginna Bairby
Looking into the lectionary Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost — August 20, 2023 In Matthew 15, we see a Canaanite woman teach Jesus something about mercy. What does this mean for us?
Looking into the lectionary Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost — August 13, 2023 Instead of focusing on Peter's ultimate sinking in Matthew 14, perhaps we should remember that Peter responded in faith, Philip K. Gladden writes.
Looking into the lectionary Tenth Sunday after Pentecost — August 6, 2023 Dana Moulds reflects on "willingness" and Jesus' feeding of the 5,000 in Matthew.
Looking into the lectionary Ninth Sunday after Pentecost — July 30, 2023 The kingdom of heaven allows us to see our ordinary lives in extraordinary ways, Jo Wiersema writes, reflecting on Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52.
Looking into the lectionary Eighth Sunday after Pentecost — July 23, 2023 Looking at the parable of the weeds in Matthew, Teri McDowell Ott discerns two calls for those who read the text.
Looking into the lectionary Seventh Sunday after Pentecost — July 16, 2023 Tara W. Bulger reflects on how Christians are to deal with "people-ee" people.
Looking into the lectionary Sixth Sunday after Pentecost — July 9, 2023 Looking at Romans 7:15-25, Tara W. Bulger reflects on God’s grace and the spiritual practice of self-examination.
Looking into the lectionary Fifth Sunday after Pentecost — July 2, 2023 It is not our faith, but God’s faithfulness that saves us.
Looking into the lectionary Fourth Sunday after Pentecost — June 25, 2023 Editor Teri McDowell Ott engages one of the notoriously difficult passages in Matthew where Jesus says, "I came not to send peace, but a sword."