Why I'm trying the Narrative Lectionary this fall

Read the Century article on the Narrative Lectionary and other alternatives to the Revised Common Lectionary

Eugene Peterson notes that when we read scripture, "we find that we are not being led to see God in our stories but to see our stories in God's. God is the larger context and plot.”

This fall, I'm using the the Narrative Lectionary, put together in 2010 by the good folks at Luther Seminary and Working Preacher. I've been preaching regularly for nearly a decade now, which means I've been through the Revised Common Lectionary three times. I haven't always stuck to the assigned texts; I've taken a break here and there to do a series on a theme or a particular book. But primarily, I've let the RCL carry me through the liturgical year.