In the Lectionary
May 30, Trinity B (Isaiah 6:1-8; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17)
When words fail, the church sings—especially on Trinity Sunday.
May 23, Pentecost B (Acts 2:1–21)
Maybe we should see Pentecost as a celebration of land and labor in which the Holy Spirt is made known.
May 16, Easter 7B (John 17:6–19)
Jesus’ high priestly prayer is a call to a new kind of knowing and loving.
May 13, Ascension (Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53)
What we see reminds us of what we miss, and vice versa.
May 9, Easter 6B (John 15:9–17)
What would the insurance-mandated boundary trainings that I’ve attended make of Jesus’ intimacy with his disciples?
May 2, Easter 5B (John 15:1–8)
The vine branch doesn’t put “make grapes” on its to-do list. It just makes them.
April 25, Easter 4B (John 10:11-18)
When I was newly pregnant with my daughter, I thought of myself as the hired hand, her temporary guardian.
April 18, Easter 3B (Luke 24:36b-48)
In case flesh and bone aren’t enough to convince the disciples, Jesus also asks for dinner.
April 11, Easter 2B (Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-31)
Thomas gets so overwhelmed by Jesus’ presence that he ends up shelving the autopsy.
April 4, Easter Day B (Mark 16:1-8)
It’s Easter. Step into the future.
April 2, Good Friday (Isaiah 52:13-53:12; John 18:1-19:42)
How does Isaiah's Suffering Servant compare to John’s Jesus?
April 1, Maundy Thursday (John 13:1-17, 31b-35)
As he washes Peter’s feet, Jesus is thinking about Judas.
March 28, Palm Sunday B (Mark 11:1-11)
Palm Sunday makes me cringe.
March 28, Passion Sunday B (Mark 14:1-15:47)
Did Easter even come last year? Will it ever come again?
March 21, Lent 5B (Hebrews 5:5–10; John 12:20–33)
In ancient Israel, priests were the gates through which God poured mercy.
March 14, Lent 4B (John 3:14-21)
I have a complicated relationship with John 3:16.
March 7, Lent 3B (John 2:13-22)
As Jesus overturns the tables, I imagine John in the corner, watching and taking it all down.
February 28, Lent 2B (Mark 8:31–38)
Peter has guts. He reproaches the very one he identifies as anointed.
February 21, Lent 1B (Mark 1:9–15)
Jesus is attended to by angels—and wild beasts.
February 17, Ash Wednesday (Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21)
The distinctions between how we love God, neighbor, and self are not terribly thick.