Tag: Lectionary Reflections

  • January 14, 2026
    Second Sunday after the EpiphanyIsaiah 49:1-7 | Psalm 40:1-11 | Corinthians 1:1-9 | John 1:29-42Art: "The First Vocation of the…

  • January 7, 2026
    First Sunday after Epiphany, Year AArt: “John Baptizes Jesus” By Jesus MafaIsaiah 42:1-9 | Acts 10:34-43 | Matthew 3:13-17This first…

  • December 30, 2025
    Second Sunday of Christmas, Year AJeremiah 31:7-14 | Psalm 147:12-20 | Ephesians 1:3-14 | John 1:(1-9) 10-18Art: “Tent City Nativity”…

  • December 22, 2025
    First Sunday after Christmas Day, Year AArt: “The Holy Family fleeing from Herod (Mt 2/13) travels through the night” By…

  • December 8, 2025
    Advent 3 Year AIsaiah 35:1-10 | Psalm 146: 5-10 | James 5:7-10 | Matthew 11:2-11John the Baptizer is hard to…

  • December 8, 2025
    Advent 2, Year AIsaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72Advent feels jarring. I love the beautiful poetry of Isaiah pointing us to a…

  • December 8, 2025
    Advent 1, Year AIsaiah 2:1-5 | Psalm 122 | Romans 13:11-14 | Matthew 24:36-44In a church I formerly attended, the…

  • November 18, 2025
    Proper 29Christ the King Sunday, Year CJeremiah 23:1-6 | Psalm 46 | Colossians 1:11-20 | Luke 23:33-43Alarmed by the rise…

  • August 25, 2025
    Proper 17Heb 13:1-8,15-16Luke 14:1, 7-14In Luke 14 Jesus offers what seems simply to be sage advice when attending a dinner…

  • August 13, 2025
    Proper 15, Year CLuke 12:49-59Photo: "Fire 0.1" by Marcus Obal. IntroductionJesus, along with his forerunner John, shared the belief of…