In the Lectionary

Exposed and waiting: Psalm 146; Isaiah 35:1-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11

by Rosalind Brown

Gate-crashing God: Psalm 72; Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12

by Rosalind Brown

Gaining one’s soul: Luke 21:5-19

by F. Dean Lueking

The Gotcha game: Luke 20:27-38

by F. Dean Lueking

Saints in the making

by F. Dean Lueking

General principles: Luke 18:9-14

by J. Mary Luti

You are Israel: Genesis 32:22-31

Jacob's new name is not just for him.

by J. Mary Luti

Muddling through: 2 Kings 5:1-14

by J. Mary Luti

Send Lazarus: Luke 16: 19-31

by J. Mary Luti

Seeking the lost sheep: Exodus 32: 7-14Psalm 51: 1-101 Timothy 1: 12-17Luke 15: 1-10

by Martha P. Sterne

Abundant life (Luke 14:1, 7-14)

by Martha P. Sterne

God in a pocket: Jeremiah 23:23-29;Psalm 82;Hebrews 11:29-12:2;Luke 12:49-56

by Martha P. Sterne

Building bigger closets: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23; Luke 12:13-21

by Martha P. Sterne

Hospitality theology: (Luke 10:38-42)

by Mary W. Anderson

Doing the right thing (Galatians 6:1-6, 7-16)

by Mary W. Anderson

Stay and follow: Psalm 22: 19-28; Luke 8: 26-39

by Mary W. Anderson

So explain it to me: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15

This Sunday's readings provide Bible backup for a nonscriptural word.

by Mary W. Anderson

A word and a calling: 1 Sam. 3:1-20; John 1:43-51

Reading the call of Samuel, one wonders why the lectionary confronts us with such a dread epiphany.
by Susan B. W. Johnson

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