The Art of Stilling Lectionary 19 July 2015 8th Sunday After Pentecost 2 Samuel 7:1-14a Psalm 89:20-37 Ephesians 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Text to Life July and August are “vacation time.” Blink you might miss it. We in the US take the shortest, most...
Keeping Your Head in a World that Wants to Take Your Head Off Lectionary 12 July 2015 7th Sunday After Pentecost 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Psalm 24 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:14-29 Exegesis You will find a semiotic exegesis and other resources for the story of the...
“Laus Deo”—-Praise Be To God! Lectionary 5 July 2015 Sixth Sunday After Pentecost 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 Psalm 48 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13 Prayer “Almighty God; We make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection; that...
Do Good Always in All Ways, Anyway Lectionary 28 June 2015 Fifth Sunday After Pentecost 2 Samuel 1;1, 17-27 Psalm 130 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Mark 5:21-43 Text to Life Nothing helps children learn faster than praise. Nothing helps children grow better than praise....
The Two Legs of the One Truth Lectionary 21 June 2015 Fourth Sunday After Pentecost Father’s Day 1 Samuel 17(1a,4-11,19-23), 32-49 Psalm 9:9-20 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Mark 4:35-41 Text to Life Yogi Berra (b. 1925) is the beloved, berated Yankee catcher, manager,...
Actions Create Actualities Lectionary 14 June 2015 Third Sunday After Pentecost 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 Psalm 20 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13), 14-17 Mark 4:26-34 Text to Life It’s the rare child who makes it to adulthood without having to participate in some kind of...