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It is now time to celebrate the festival of Pentecost. This marks the end of the main Narrative Lectionary calendar as well as the beginning of summer, at least church-wise. What are we celebrating? In a word: a gift. What … Continue reading
This week marks the last week of the season of Easter. On May 31, we will celebrate Pentecost Sunday. It’s fitting that this last assigned reading is on the topic that is the entire point of Easter: the resurrection. The … Continue reading
If you or your congregation have been following the Narrative Lectionary, you might notice that we skip from 1 Corinthians chapter 1 to chapter 13 this week. If not, well, we do. Aside from chapter 12, which we will read … Continue reading
Last week, we read about the apostle Paul’s visit to the city of Thessalonica and his later letter to the church there. This week, we follow Paul as he heads south to the city of Corinth. The passage in Acts … Continue reading
The reading assigned for Sunday, May 3, 2020, is actually two readings. First up we have the apostle Paul’s first visit to a city called Thessalonica (which is currently called Thessaloniki in the country of Greece). The second is from … Continue reading
The season of Easter continues, and so do the extraordinary struggles we are facing. On this coming Sunday (April 26th if your congregation is sticking with the “standard” lectionary schedule), we are continuing with another reading from the Book of … Continue reading
Depending upon your circumstances, you have either celebrated or endured another Holy Week and Easter. Easter Sunday may be over, but we will be in the Season of Easter for the next six weeks until Pentecost Sunday on May 31st. … Continue reading
The news right now is grim and anxiety-producing. It seems like every email I receive and Facebook post I read tells me the way of life we have experienced in the past is over. But you know that. You don’t … Continue reading
The Holiest of Weeks Holy Week is the common term for the week from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday (April 5-11 this year), which includes Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. In terms of our faith, Easter is our most important … Continue reading
When I look at the Bible reading assigned for March 29, 2020, my initial reaction was: “Really?” And this was almost a year ago. “Let’s teach kids about the apocalypse, this should be fun.” Now, as fear and panic grip … Continue reading