Sunday’s Coming
Monday lectionary email, archived here on Friday
Love your enemies (Luke 6:27-38)
Apparently, it’s not up for discussion.
The wisdom tree (Jeremiah 17:5-10)
Who can teach us a wiser way of life?
Imagining God’s call (Isaiah 6:1-13; Luke 5:1-11)
I wonder what Isaiah is expecting when he raises his hand.
A message from alongside (Jeremiah 1:4-10; Luke 4:21-30)
It is not just his words that make Jeremiah a prophet. It is his willingness to share in the judgment.
Sanctified imagination (1 Corinthians 12:12-31a)
Life in Christ calls for a new kind of seeing and knowing.
Group work (1 Corinthians 12:1-11)
Sometimes ministry functions like a group project at school.
Loved from the start (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)
Before his ministry, Jesus receives deep affirmation.
Where is the light? (Isaiah 60:1-6)
When hope is dim, we need the assurance that God is with us.
Exclaiming praise! (Psalm 148)
No one and nothing escapes Psalm 148’s exhortation.
Hospitality at the stable (Luke 2:1-14)
What if we imagined the innkeeper as good?
Third group
The wisdom of a kinswoman (Luke 1:39-55)
Mary’s first move is to set off to visit Elizabeth.
Joy Sunday and Blue Christmas (Zephaniah 3:14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18)
The Advent 3 readings present an awkward tension.
Unfinished business (Philippians 1:3-11)
Paul challenges us to consider what really matters.
The days are coming (Jeremiah 33:14-16)
We are surrounded by wastelands. God promises new life.
Audacious visions (Revelation 1:4b-8)
Harriet Tubman’s visions seemed, to her, to be glimpses of glory.
Finding rest (Hebrews 10:11-25)
Even as we seek practical solutions to our problems, we cannot afford to abandon the beliefs and spiritual practices that undergird us.