This first Sunday in Lent, what is changing for you? Are there particular traditions that you follow this season of the liturgical year – things you take up or things you leave out of worship? In my tradition, we won’t sing the Gloria again until the Easter vigil – and by that time, way, way… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Getting real again
It’s that season when, out of our routines, we lose track of the days. But Sunday approaches relentlessly. So what are you preaching this Sunday in the midst of what, for many, is still very much a holiday and yet, for others… Our Lectionaries offer us new beginnings in the gospel of Mark (NL) or… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Love and Hope with a side of Faith
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has been meeting this week in Edinburgh. There has been an air of the spirit and a whiff of hope in much of the business as well as recognition of ordinary and extraordinary everyday acts of love and faith practiced by many. Like the inspiration of Lydia… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: From where you are
Lots of emotive triggers in our texts this week, in both the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. Themes of grief, grace, forgiveness, resourcefulness, compassion, empowerment, themes that cannot fail to speak into all our differing contexts. Knowing the context into which we are called to preach, do we have the courage to go… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: What kind of king?
On this final Sunday of the Christian year, before we begin again in Advent, will you be preaching the Reign of Christ with the RCL texts? Will you be asking: What kind of king? Will you be highlighting the king who washes the feet of his friends, the king who would more likely be found… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Always in season
Perversely, since I stepped out of parish/congregational ministry, I’ve fallen in love all over again with the texts that, week after week, speak into life and culture. Somehow, freed of the pressure of preaching every week, I’ve gained a new appreciation of the timeless relevance of Scripture in all that confronts the world and creation… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: The offer of life
As ever, our texts this week, offer many opportunities to speak into the life of our world and the communities we serve. Discussions on the Narrative Lectionary Text can be found here, and on the Revised Common Lectionary Readings here. How about you? Where are you going with the word of life? Where are you… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: The Incarnation
How are you sharing the good news of Emmanuel: God with us this weekend? Will you be preaching to congregations inflated by visitors or will you be feeding those on the margins? Have your Advent preparations built up to this proclamation or will you be relieved to emerge from chaos into Christmas eve and morning?… Read More
Narrative Lectionary (1 Kings 19:1-18)
This week’s text and commentary from Working Preacher can be found here. Where is God? In the busy cacophony of the day – or the quiet stillness of the night? In the clamour of the elements – or the hush in the midst of the storm? Elijah, caught up in what might be described as… Read More
11th Hour Preacher’s Party: God always shows up
Come early or late, God is there. However circuitous our route, God is there. Going before us, holding out grace, welcoming us in no matter how we’ve tarried or travelled. God in all our meanderings, embracing us with love. Thanks be to God. Our readings this week in both the Narrative and RCL seem to point us… Read More
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