Living the Lectionary

Galatians 6:1-16 Jesus said, “If you love only those who love you what good is that to you? Even the pagans do that.” Which means to fully ...

Nicolas Poussin, Crossing the Red Sea, 1634. Psalm 66:1-9 Psalm 66 praises the awesome works of God remembering the rescue through the sea w...

Isaiah 66:10-14 Isaiah might be enamored by Jerusalem’s anatomy but I’d rather be consoled in Paris. On the other hand no city in the world...

Pentecost 5c – Conclusion The sanctuary of San Gabriel is ready for the faithful. With a new wood patterned floor, freshly painted walls and...

Luke 9:51-62 It’s eleven pm and my alarm will go off at four am tomorrow so I can have breakfast ready for the building crew by five. Jesus...

Galatians 5:1, 13-25 It’s been a long but fruitful day. Everyone’s been fed dinner, we’ve showered and now have a little free time before w...

Psalm 16 “The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places.” (Ps. 16:6) I can’t say that the boundary lines of San Gabriel fall in ...

1 Kings 19:15-21 I’m blogging this week while on a mission trip with 62 Calvary members to San Gabriel Lutheran Church in Alvarado, TX  whe...

Isaiah 65:1-9; Psalm 22: 19-28; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-29 I’ve started and deleted this morning’s blog a dozen times and all I can th...

Luke 8:26-39 The man set free from demons is the hope of every parent, sister, brother or friend of a loved one shackled by insanity, torme...

Galatians 3:23-29 Clothed in Christ the divisions of race and religion, social status and gender are washed away in the waters of baptism....

Psalm 22:19-28 Psalm 22 begins with the absence of God but ends with assurance as the one who cries “My God, My God why have you forsaken me...

Isaiah 65:1-9 Isaiah is one of my favorite books in the Bible but as it is with favorite books there are chapters I favor over others. Isai...

Pentecost 3c - 2 Samuel 11:26- 12:15; Psalm 32; Galatians 2:15-21; Luke 7:36-8:3 I spent Wednesday night on the Short North in Columbus, Ohi...

Luke 7:36 - 8:3 I caught a 5:20 AM flight from Columbus, OH to Charlotte, NC to get to Dallas by 9 AM but feel like I’ve been stuck in a h...

Galatians 2:15-21 I’m blogging from the Bexley Monk in Columbus, Ohio having just finished a three day intern supervisor training event at T...

Psalm 32 Silence is golden, unless you have something you need to say. The psalmist, which in the way of the psalms is always meant to be w...

2 Samuel 11:26 - 12:15 “Each one is tempted when, by one’s own evil desire, one is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceiv...

1 Kings 17:17-24; Psalm 30; Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17 All the lessons for Pentecost 2c have happy endings. God hears Elijah’s “Let thi...

Miracle at Nain by Mario Minniti (1577-1640) Luke 7:11-17 Two parades meet in the city of Nain. One led by Jesus. The other by a weeping wi...