In the Lectionary
August 13, Ordinary 19A (Genesis 37:1–4, 12–28)
Is it possible to be completely and terribly wrong but not all bad?
August 6, Ordinary 18A (Matthew 14:13–21)
There are no ideal conditions for a miracle.
July 30, Ordinary 17A (Matthew 13:31–33, 44–52)
The kingdom of heaven inspires devotion, commitment, and downright unreasonableness.
July 23, Ordinary 16A (Romans 8:12–25)
Hope has not seen, and hope does not know.
July 16, 15A (Genesis 25:19–34)
I haven’t always embraced the particularity of God.
July 9, Ordinary 14A (Matthew 11:16–19, 25–30)
There is a difference between work-life balance and sabbath living.
July 2, Ordinary 13A (Psalm 13)
I hear the psalmist’s words on the lips of the unhoused. How long, O Lord?
June 25, Ordinary 12A (Romans 6:1b–11)
False security is a lovely, loathsome thing.
June 18, Ordinary 11A (Genesis 18:1–15)
The prankster is God, through whom all things are possible.
June 11, Ordinary 10A (Matthew 9:9–13, 18–26)
Sitting and talking with a boy from Ethiopia, I received a radical dinner invitation.
June 4, Trinity A (Genesis 1:1–2:4a; Psalm 8)
Trusting in God’s transcendence means acknowledging God’s otherness.
May 28, Pentecost (John 20:19-23)
Jesus is no ghost; his breath reeks of resurrection.
May 21, Easter 7A (John 17:1-11)
It must have astonished those gathered with Jesus to hear that they were beloved.
May 18, Ascension (Luke 24:44-53)
Luke places Jesus’ final blessing and departure in Bethany—the root of which means “house” or “home.”
May 14, Easter 6a (John 14:15-21)
We need more than a simple “I love you.” So does Jesus.
May 7, Easter 5a (John 14:1-14)
Jesus is the dam that holds us when the levee breaks.
April 30, Easter 4A (Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; John 10:1-10)
The church in Acts 2 will follow Jesus, for they know his voice.
April 23, Easter 3A (Luke 24:13-35)
When the disciples encounter the risen Christ, they feel it in their bodies.
April 16, Easter 2A (John 20:19-31)
There is a blessing for those who have not come to believe and yet keep trying to see.
April 9, Easter Day (John 20:1-18)
In recent years, I’ve become somewhat of an Easter Grinch.