“Fools for the Light” (A10: Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany)
Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12 “God is strong because God is vulnerable,” says Wyatt. “It is as simple and as difficult as that.” She goes on to explore why Paul admonished...
“The Strong Stand Firm” (C50: Proper 27)
Haggai 1:15b-2:9 and Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 or Psalm 98; Job 19:23-27a and Psalm 17:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38 Herron says: “Reading these lines from the letter to the church in Thessalonica helps us...
“Disruptive Grace” (C41: Proper 18)
Jeremiah 18:1-11 and Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Psalm 1; Philemon 1:1-21; Luke 14:25-33 Cook uses the book of Philemon to discuss what he calls “disruptive grace.” Says Cook: “Grace can be so disruptive,...
A30: The Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2023)
“I want to talk about a question that I wrestle with. It has been on my heart for some time, and I suspect you have thought about it from time to time as well…How might...
C12: The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C (2022)
“The lectionary has taken us on a bit of a journey through 1 Corinthians the past several weeks….Today Paul takes the gloves off. Here, he tackles some conflict head on. It appears that he has...