In the Lectionary
June 30, Ordinary 13C (Luke 9:51-62; 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21)
Maybe Jesus’ words aren’t about me, my family, or my sacrifices. Maybe they’re about him.
June 23, Ordinary 12C (Luke 8:26-39)
Sometimes the terror we know is more tolerable than the peace we can’t imagine.
June 16, Trinity C (John 16:12-15)
To know any truth about God, we must be drawn into the life of the Trinity. But how?
June 9, Pentecost C (John 14:8-17, 25-27)
Poor Philip just needs a little more from God. I know how he feels.
June 2, Easter 7C (John 17:20-26)
Jesus wants us all around the table. That can be really, really hard.
May 30, Ascension (Luke 24:44-53)
It can be excruciating to long for something just out of reach.
May 26, Easter 6C (John 5:1-9)
Like a girl jumping double dutch, Jesus has perfect timing.
May 19, Easter 5C (John 13:31-35)
Here we find Jesus speaking in language both mystical and matter of fact.
May 12, Easter 4C (Acts 9:36-43)
Tabitha is dead, but the evidence of her work still lives.
May 5, Easter 3C (John 21:1-19)
It takes Jesus to introduce something new into the disciples’ routine.
April 28, Second Sunday of Easter (John 20:19–31)
Passing the peace is a word of welcome. It’s also much more than that.
April 21, Resurrection of the Lord (Luke 24:1-12)
The resurrection is an old, old message. But I need to be reminded.
April 19, Good Friday (John 18:1-19:42)
When I say the creeds, Pilate’s name stands as a warning back to myself.
April 18, Maundy Thursday (John 13:1-17, 31b-35)
Foot washing expresses John’s vision of communion.
April 14, Palm Sunday C (Luke 19:28-40)
Part of me thinks Palm Sunday worship is all too much—too loud, too celebratory.
April 14, Passion Sunday C (Luke 22:14-23:56)
We recognize ourselves in those who accompany Jesus on that longest, hardest night.
April 7, Fifth Sunday in Lent (John 12:1–8)
Judas is right: what Mary does makes no sense.
March 31, Lent 4C (Luke 15:1–3, 11b–32)
What if we are the Pharisees?
March 24, Lent 3C (Luke 13:1-9)
Are we the gardener? Or the fig tree?
March 17, Lent 2C (Luke 13:31-35)
Prophecy is a job not for the comfortable but for the afflicted.