In the Lectionary
Ascension of the Lord, May 9, 2013: Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53
What is it those angels invite us to see on the earth from the Mount of Olives?
Sunday, March 31, 2013: John 20:1-18
In John's Easter account, people spend the day running around trying to come to terms with what God has done in the night.
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.