As I write, it is stupid early on Friday morning; and I am writing now because once again this week I have a stupid busy day. And once again, if I don’t do something on the “normal” task list for the week then it will get left behind. “Normally” at least in these para pandemic,… Read More
RCL Commentary: Re-Forming Church
Many Protestant congregations will be celebrating Reformation Sunday this week. What a year for it! The church has been pushed in to a reformation whether we were ready for it or not. We have re-formed the way we worship. We have re-formed our education ministries and our outreach efforts and our governing assemblies. Some of… Read More
RCL: Humility
So many texts to choose from this week! Even more if you observe Reformation Sunday. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what holds all the texts together. This week I see a very clear thread of humility. In one way or another each of these texts reminds us that God is God and we are not.… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Reform
God all mighty, make haste to upend the wicked, be swift to defend the abused, come yesterday to avenge injustice. Christ all gracious, turn our ambitions to dust for your glory, change our hearts to love without limit, sweep away all distractions like grass in fire. Spirit all wise, be our faith in the flood… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Nailed It! *
Welcome to this week’s Preacher Party -(*and thanks to Marci Auld Glass for the title). Whether you are preaching from the NL (discussion here) or from the RCL (discussion here),whether you’re commemorating 500 years since the Reformation or celebrating All Saints, you are invited to bring what you have and to ask for what you… Read More
Narrative Lectionary (1 Kings 5 and 8)
This week’s readings leapfrog over the good and bad, the highs and lows, of David’s reign and focus on his son Solomon’s plan to build a Temple in two chapters of 1 Kings: 1 Kings 5:1-5, 8:1-13 It’s an odd tension in scripture, and certainly in this text. God lives in the dark cloud AND… Read More
Friday Festival: Reforming Our Lives
There’s a spirit of renewal in the air for our bloggers. Some of it is chosen, and other parts are forced. Some is welcome, other things much less so. Near the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, our writers are finding all kinds of other reformations in their own lives. Rebecca at Desert Sojourn is… Read More
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