Mt. Zion’s “Yes!” Lectionary25 August 201911th Sunday After PentecostJeremiah 1:4-10Psalm 71:1-6Hebrews 12:18-29Luke 13:10-17Text to LifeIt is getting to be the time for the “turning over of the closets” and the “changing of the guard.” You know, time for shorts,...
Barking Dogs and Semiotics 101Lectionary18 August 201910th Sunday After PentecostIsaiah 5:1-7Psalm 79:1-2, 8-19Hebrews 11:29-12:2Luke 12:49-56Text to LifeIn 1814 The Rev. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, a minister in Hartford, Connecticut discovered that the young daughter...
Lean InLectionary11 August 20199th Sunday After PentecostIsaiah 1:1, 10-20Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16Luke 12:32-40Text to LifeIn 1962 the Newberry Medal for children’s literature was awarded to Madeline L’Engle for her novel “A Wrinkle in Time.” Her...
Soul Storage Lectionary 4 August 2019 8th Sunday After Pentecost Hosea 11:1-11 Psalm 49:1-12 Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21 We live in a consumer culture, and in a consumer culture the only thing better than getting “new stuff” is getting MORE “new stuff.” With all...
God Will Take Care of YouLectionary28 July 20197th Sunday After PentecostHosea 1:2-10Psalm 85Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19)Luke 11:1-13Text to LifeApparently, it will be on the market “soon.” Pampers brand disposable diapers just announced that a new “high tech” version of...
The Christian Moon WalkLectionary21 July 20196th Sunday After PentecostAmos 8:1-12Psalm 52Colossians 1:15-28Luke 10:38-42Text to LifeBack in 1969 the television airwaves were fiercely ruled by the Big Three: ABC, CBS, NBC. There was no one else. PBS didn’t launch...