Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary readings by pastors, preachers, and biblical scholars
When the Spirit moved among us, we heard the tongues of angels.
Rather than rebuke the disciples, Jesus takes a little child by the hand.
As a preacher, I used to worry that people don’t listen to me. Now I worry that they do.
There is no reward in heaven for those who work to accumulate wealth rather than care for people.
Jesus warns that the real danger lies within our minds and hearts.
Gird yourself with the T-shirt of righteousness, the backpack of faith, the hoodie of salvation.
The Greek word sarx could well be translated as “hamburger” rather than “flesh.”
We need to wrestle with the meaning of Jesus’ flesh as bread, bread we are to consume.
There is no one who does not need God’s mercy and no one who may not have it.
It’s almost as if power and prestige somehow facilitate abusive patterns and protect perpetrators!
An exhausted Jesus responds to the crowd with compassion. I think that’s a miracle.
Who knows what took place in Herod’s guilty heart after John’s death?
The disciples want to know who Jesus is. The people from his hometown do not.
Maybe the Song of the Bow is an Iron Age propaganda drop. Or maybe it’s just a song.
When David steps out to challenge Goliath, he shifts from the acted upon to the actor.
Paul has been wounded by the church, but he is driven to keep engaging.
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