Suggested Lectionary Texts Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, Luke 12:32-40 Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 1 The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah,...
Suggested Lectionary Texts Hosea 1:2-10, Psalm 85, Luke 11:1-13, Colossians 2:6-15 Hosea 1:2 When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for the land commits great...
Lectionary Scriptures: Amos 7:7-17, Psalm 82, Luke 10:25-37, Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10: 23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but...
On this day of new beginnings, we are going to acknowledge our common kinship through the Spirit. Discipleship begins with relationship. With whom — relationship?Who are our kin?Who is “us” in a world of “us” and “them”?July 4, 2022: 246 yearsLet there be less...
Carpe Diem! Based on 2Kings 2:4-14, Galatians 5:13-25, Luke 9:51-62 The movie, “Dead Poets Society” is one of my favorite Robin Williams flicks. He plays “Mr. Keating” a prep-school English teacher at a very...
The Silence of God Based on 1Kings 19, Galatians 3, Luke 8 Pastor and spiritual writer, Frederick Buechner, in a sermon entitled, “The Truth of Stories” has this to say about God’s silence: “Somebody should write a book someday about the silences in Scripture....
