Tag: Lectionary Reflections

December 22, 2022

Nativity of the LordIsaiah 9:2-7Luke 2:1-20 I’m a big fan of overlooked or oft-neglected Christmas carols. While there will always…

December 10, 2022

Third Sunday of AdventMatthew 11:2-11At the beginning of this discourse, Matthew transitions us to a different setting: Verse 1 reads,…

November 16, 2022

Reign of ChristJeremiah 23:1-6Luke 1:68-79Psalm 46Colossians 1:11-20Luke 23:33-43I had a kaleidoscope as a child and it fascinated me to turn…

November 3, 2022

Twenty-second Sunday after PentecostHaggai 1:15b-2:9For the past month or so, I have unintentionally devoted a great deal of time to…

October 26, 2022

All Saints SundayLuke 6:20-31There is a long-standing tradition to dedicate the Sunday closest to November 1 to remembering and celebrating…

October 18, 2022

Twentieth Sunday after PentecostJoel 2:23-32Psalm 65Luke 18:9-14A religion professor and a corrupt, money hungry politician walk into a church…. This sounds…

October 11, 2022

Nineteenth Sunday after PentecostJohn 6:25-35I wonder if people ever rolled their eyes at Jesus. Sure, we know that his teaching,…

October 4, 2022

Eighteenth Sunday after PentecostJeremiah 29:1, 4-7 and Psalm 66:1-12 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c and Psalm 1112 Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19“To…

September 29, 2022

17th Sunday after Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4Psalm 37:1-92 Timothy 1:1-14Luke 17:5-10Faith is one of the easiest words for Christians to…

September 20, 2022

Sixteenth Sunday after PentecostJeremiah 32:1-15Psalm 911 Timothy 6:1-16Luke 16:19-31Oh, you got to hold on, hold on You gotta hold on…