Tag: Lectionary Reflections

  • January 1, 2025
    Jeremiah 31:7-14Ephesians 1:3-14John 1:10-18If memory serves me correctly, one of the persistent themes in a lot of the TV shows…

  • December 18, 2024
    4th Sunday of AdventLuke 1:39-55As encounters go, the one described in our reading from Luke’s gospel today is pretty far…

  • December 9, 2024
    Zephaniah 3:14-20Isaiah 12:2-6Philippians 4:4-7Luke 3:7-18Tradition designates the third Sunday in Advent the “joyous” (sometimes called Gaudete, or “rejoice”) Sunday. It’s…

  • December 3, 2024
    Advent 2 Year CMalachi 3:1-5Luke 3:1-6Photo “The Last Judgment” by Giorgio VasariI’ve been thinking a lot about context. Our location.…

  • November 26, 2024
    Advent 1 CJeremiah 33:14-16Psalm 25:1-101 Thessalonians 3:9-13Luke 21:25-36All three readings for this Sunday share an eschatological perspective. Jeremiah utters the…

  • November 18, 2024
    Proper 29 B - Christ the King SundayRevelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37This is the last Sunday of the church calendar, and…

  • November 7, 2024
    Proper 27BMark 12:38-44(Photo Credit: The Widow's Mite By Jesus Mafa)My congregation has been well-trained to inhabit the language of abundance.…

  • October 29, 2024
    Proper 26 BMark 12:28-34Deuteronomy 6:1-9In his book Life on the Vine, Phil Kenneson discusses a problem that is all too…

  • October 21, 2024
    Proper 25, Year BMark 10.46-52IntroductionMark’s gospel organizes Jesus’ ministry geographically in three parts. It begins in Galilee and culminates in…

  • October 16, 2024
    Proper 24 BJob 38:1-7 Isaiah 53:4-12Mark 10:35-45Art by John August SwansonYou don’t need to venture very far from the illusory…