The Baptism of Jesus
Reflection for the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, Year A Readings: Isaiah 42: 1-4, 6-7 (RM) or Isaiah 42: 1-9 (RCL); Psalm 29; Acts 10: 34-38 (RM) or 34-43…
Who Was the Adulterous Woman?
Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent C Readings: Isaiah 43: 16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3: 8-14 (RM) or 4b-14 (RCL); John 8: 1-11 (RM) or John 12: 1-8 (RCL).…
The Healing of Bartimaeus
Jeremiah 31: 7-9; Psalm 126; Hebrews 5: 1-6 (RM) or 7: 23-28 (RCL); Mark 10: 46-52. ELCA/ELCIC if celebrating Reformation Sunday: Jeremiah 31: 31-34; Psalm 46; Romans 3: 19-28; John…
Don’t You Just Hate Cliffhangers?
Jeremiah 23: 1-6; Psalm 23; Ephesians 2: 13-18 (RM) or 11-22 (RCL); Mark 6:30-34 (RM) or 30-34, 53-56 (RCL). Don’t you just hate cliffhangers? It’s the last episode of the…
The Theology of Star Trek
Acts 2:1-11 (RM) or 1-21 (RCL; Psalm 104; I Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Galatians 5:16-25 (RM) or Romans 8:22-27 (RCL); John 20:19-23 or John 15: 26-27, 16:12-15 (RM) or John…
Go and Bear Fruit, Fruit That Will Last
Acts 10: 25-26, 34-35, 44-48 (RM) or 44-48 (RCL); Psalm 98; 1 John 4: 7-10 (RM) or 1 John 5: 1-6 (RCL); John 15: 9-17. These past few weeks our…
Striking Words from Unexpected People
Isaiah 40: 1-5, 9-11 (RM) or 1-11 (RCL); Psalm 85; 2 Peter 3: 8-14 (RM) or 8-15a (RCL); Mark 1: 1-8. Really, sometimes you hear the most striking things from…
Reflection for Trinity Sunday
Exodus 34: 4b-6, 8-9 (RM) or Genesis 1:1-2:4a (RCL); Canticle from Daniel 3 (RM) or Psalm 104 (RCL); 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13 (RM) or 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-13(RCL); John 3:…
The Feast of Pentecost
Acts 2:1-11 (RM) or 1-21 (RCL); Psalm 104; 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-7, 12-13 (RM) or 3b-13 (RCL); John 20: 19-23. There’s Pentecost and then there’s, well, Pentecost. Luke and John…
Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent A
Ezekiel 37: 12-14 (RM) or 1-14 (RCL); Psalm 130; Romans 8: 8-11 (RM) or 6-11 (RCL); John 11: 1-45. It may have happened to you, or to someone you know.…