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Second Sunday of Lent, March 16, 2025: Genesis 15:1-12,17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1;Luke 13:31-35; Psalm 27 Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem when some pharisees warn him that Herod wants to kill him. Oddly, he does not thank them. Instead, he acts as if they were Herod’s messengers, sending an angry message back to Herod. Did…

First Sunday in Lent, March 9, 2025: Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 As I was reading this week’s lessons, I was struck by the inclusion of Psalm 91. About thirty years ago, I led my a series on the psalms at my church. I remember an elderly church member who told…

Our writer has been busy elsewhere, so here is a reflection from this Sunday, the last Sunday in Epiphany, from three years ago:

Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany: Genesis 45:3-11, 15; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38,42-50; Luke 6:27-38; Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42 The thing about the lectionary is that you don’t get to choose your favorite passages, or the ones you need at the moment. You have to deal with scripture, and sometimes it hits in difficult places. Today is one…

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, February 16, 2025: Jeremiah 17:5-10; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26; Psalm 1 Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals and make mere flesh their strength,whose hearts turn away from the Lord. . .Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,whose trust is the Lord. It’s all about where you put…

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, February 9, 2025: Isaiah 6:1-8, [9-13]; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11; Psalm 138 Today we hear two stories of being called, both of which make me a bit uneasy. In Isaiah we hear the story of him being called. In a vision, Isaiah sees the Lord seated on a throne, and…

The Presentation of our Lord, February 2, 2025: Malachi 3:1-4; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40; Psalm 84 or Psalm 24:7-10 Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace,according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation,which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentilesand for…

Third Sunday after the Epiphany, January 26, 2025: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21; Psalm 19 “There are many members, yet one body.” Thus Paul, in the first letter to the Corinthians. What does it mean to be one body when we are clearly divided? This past week we have seen Bishop…

Second Sunday after Epiphany, 19 January 2025: Isaiah 62:1-5; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11; Psalm 36:5-10 Martin Luther King Jr., Pastor and Martyr Exodus 3:7–12; Psalm 77:11–20; Ephesians 6:10-20; Luke 6:27–36 Today I am juggling two sets of readings: those for the second Sunday after Epiphany, and those for Martin Luther King Jr. Together they…

First Sunday after Epiphany, The Baptism of our Lord: Isaiah 43:1-7; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22; Psalm 29 Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;…