August 31, 2025 Lectionary Texts Jeremiah 2. 4-13 — “What wrong did your ancestors find in me that they went far from me? … Those who handle the law do not know me… You have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and dug leaky cisterns that hold no water.” Psalm 81 —“I relieved your… Continue reading OT 22 – 12th Sunday after Pentecost
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OT 20 – 10th Sunday After Pentecost
August 17, 2025 Lectionary Texts Isaiah 5. 1-7 — I planted a vineyard… but it yielded bad grapes. I will dismantle the vineyard. Psalm 80 — A cry from exile: Restore us; let your face shine, that we may be saved. Why have you let your vineyard languish? Restore us. Hebrews 11.29 – 12.2 —… Continue reading OT 20 – 10th Sunday After Pentecost
OT 19 – Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
August 10, 2025 Lectionary Texts Isaiah 1.1, 10-20 — God says “I don’t want your religious words and rituals. Do good, seek justice, rescue the oppressed and advocate for those who are powerless.” Psalm 50 — God says “I don’t need your sacrifices. I want your faithfulness.” Hebrews 11.1-3, 6-16 — Faith is the assurance… Continue reading OT 19 – Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
OT 15 – Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
July 13, 2025 Lectionary Texts Amos 7.7-17 — God’s plumb line. Doom for Israel oppressing the poor. Psalm 82 cries out for justice for the poor and oppressed. Colossians 1. 1-14 — The gospel has been bearing fruit among you…. May you be made strong to endure… God has rescued us from the power of… Continue reading OT 15 – Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
Easter Sunday
April 20, 2025 Lectionary Texts In Luke 24.1-12 the women come to Jesus’ tomb and find that he has been raised. They go and tell the others, who find it hard to believe.—Or— John 20.1-18: Mary finds the empty tomb and tells Peter and the beloved disciple, who come and look. Mary then encounters Jesus… Continue reading Easter Sunday
Lent: Some thoughts
Sin There’s only one thing, one Holy Being (which we nickname “God”), and we’re part of it. But we don’t get it. We believe, and act as if we’re our own little worlds. We see ourselves as individual physical units, contained in and defined by our bodies. (Paul call it “living according to the flesh.”)… Continue reading Lent: Some thoughts
5th Sunday after Epiphany
February 9, 2025 Lectionary Texts Isaiah 6.1-8 — God calls Isaiah. “Here am I; send me!” Psalm 138 — “You answered when I called out in need…” “Though I walk in the midst of trouble you preserve my life…” “Fulfill your purpose for me.” 1 Corinthians 15.1-11 — Christ died, rose, and appeared to the… Continue reading 5th Sunday after Epiphany
Epiphany 3
January 23, 2025 Lectionary Texts Nehemiah 8. 1-10 — Ezra reads the scroll that has been found (likely the book of Deuteronomy) to the returned exiles. . Psalm 19 — “1The heavens are telling the glory of God…. The law of God is perfect, reviving the soul.” 1 Corinthians 12.12-31 —“You are the Body of… Continue reading Epiphany 3
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 12, 2025)
Some Alternate Texts Old Testament:In Amos 5.21-24 God decries our pious worship (“your solemn assemblies… the noise of your songs”) and pleads, in those words often quoted by Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an everflowing stream.” (Righteousness does not mean being right, but right relationships.) Isaiah 42.1-9… Continue reading Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 12, 2025)
Epiphany 2
January 19, 2025 Lectionary Texts Isaiah 62.1-5 — Israel’s vindication. “You shall be called My delight Is in Her. “As a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you.” Psalm 36 — “How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.… Continue reading Epiphany 2