After a two year hiatus I’m once again offering my online class on classic lectio divina for Advent. Woot! Advent Advent is the four week long ramp up to Christmas. The Church, long long ago, had the insight that we shouldn’t just jump into our celebration of the birth of Jesus, God in the Flesh. […]
Walking on Water — Matthew 14:22-33
CC by Ted-SA 2.0 The lectionary Gospel for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (Matthew 14:22-33) picks up right where the previous week’s text left off. It is a text with several fascinating moments, each worth some meditation, concluding with the seriously fascinating story of Peter walking on the water. Last week, Jesus […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Transfiguration, Matthew 17:1-9
In the Revised Common Lectionary, on the last Sunday before Lent, the Gospel reading is always the Transfiguration. This year, year “A,” we get Matthew’s version. (You can find my children’s sermon on this text through this link.) There are small differences between the accounts. In Mark and Luke, when Peter suggests building homes for […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 20th Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 25(30), Luke 18:9-14
This is a passage I’ve always loved, but today it seems I’ve always missed a crucial detail. I’ve always thought of this primarily as a passage about prayer. And it is: the whole story Jesus tells is about two people praying, only one of whom gets it right. Plus the fellow who did get it […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 19th Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 24(29), Luke 18:1-8
I’m back! It’s been a while since I posted. If you read my Monday Meditations regularly, I am sorry for not being there for you this past month or so, and I thank you for your patience. A few days in the hospital to finally resolve an infection (not my first trip there this year) […]
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