In the Lectionary
He is risen! Mark 16: 1-8
What has God done? Everything. What have we done in return? Nothing.
Palm Sunday (Mark 11: 1-11)
In Mark's Palm Sunday story, Jesus seems to have no understanding of rank.
Regeneration: Psalm 51
How does the way God regenerates us resemble and differ from the way we regenerate ourselves?
God spoke these words: Exodus 20:1-17
Exodus speaks to those for whom freedom is a dream, and to those who sense that freedom is becoming a curse.
Holiness: Sacrifice (Mark 8:31-38)
If you have denied your “self,” the cross you take up isn’t exactly yours.
Who is like thee?: Isaiah 40:21-31
Isaiah is a master at putting God and humankind in perspective.
Thy will be done: Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Mark 1: 14-20
Those first fisher disciples left more than their nets by the seashore.
The waters of solidarity: Genesis 1:1-5; Mark 1:4-11
The baptism of Jesus is Mark's Christmas story.
God’s entrance: 2 Samuel 7:1-16; Luke 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel bursts into the life of an ordinary young woman without permission, terrifying her.
The two faces of Advent: John 1:6-8, 19-28
John stands on the frontier as the ages collide, destined to bear the impact.