Tag: Lectionary Reflections

  • May 1, 2024
    Sixth Sunday of EasterActs 10:44-48Psalm 981 John 5:1-6John 15:9-17Thinking about the three congregations I have served, I thought the tag-line…

  • April 20, 2024
    Fourth Sunday of EasterActs 4:5-121 John 3:16-24John 10:11-18One of the most indispensable skills for success in the world of business…

  • April 12, 2024
    Third Sunday of Easter1 John 3:1-7Luke 24:36b-48I rarely preach on the epistles, primarily because I love the Gospels so much.…

  • April 3, 2024
    Second Sunday of EasterJohn 20:19-31In Letters to a Young Poet, Franz Xavier Kappus shares his correspondence with the brilliant mystic…

  • March 28, 2024
    Easter SundayActs 10:34-43Mark 16:1-8Anyone who loves a good book or a good movie has undoubtedly been forced to reckon at…

  • March 11, 2024
    Fifth Sunday in LentJohn 12:20-33John the Evangelist, it’s long been noted, portrays Jesus rather differently from the authors of the…

  • February 26, 2024
    Third Sunday in LentExodus 20:1-17Psalm 191 Corinthians 1:18-25John 2:13-22The readings for this third Sunday in Lent are nothing if not…

  • February 21, 2024
    Second Sunday in LentGenesis 17:1-7, 15-16Psalm 22:23-31Romans 4:13-25Mark 8:31-38 or Mark 9:2-9 Mark chapter 8 for Lent 2 seems chosen…

  • February 5, 2024
    Transfiguration Sunday2 Kings 2:1-122 Corinthians 4:3-6Mark 9:2-9Epiphanytide ends with a bang. Throughout this season, the glory of Christ shines. From the…

  • February 3, 2024
    Fifth Sunday after EpiphanyMark 1:29-39Wait for the Lord, whose day is near. Wait for the Lord, be strong, take heart!Traditionally,…