In the Lectionary
Palm/Passion Sunday (Luke 19:28-40, Philippians 2:5-11, Luke 23:1-49)
If this Sunday's service seems crowded and discordant, there’s a historical reason for it: the lectionary readings are a combination of two different local liturgies.
Sunday, February 17, 2013 (Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13)
Where Moses reassured his listeners with the word when, the devil tempts Jesus with the word if.
Ash Wednesday: Isaiah 58:1-12; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Isaiah gives voice to God. God is amazed at our epistemic closure.
Sunday, December 9, 2012: Luke 3:1-6
In the Broadway show Book of Mormon, Elder Cunningham faces a problem. In an effort to gird his loins, he rocks out the hit "Man Up."