Year A Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… John the Baptist wears symbolic clothing and eats symbolic food… both of which suggest people and processes in Israel’s past… both of which explore the dynamics of repentance… John’s clothing is reminiscent of Elijah’s… in a story...
Year A Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:36-44 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… There’s a story… called What is the World Like?… in it… God and a man are walking down the road… the man asks God… What is the world like?… God replies… I can’t talk when I’m thirsty… if...
When I was growing up, there were certain things –– like clothing –– that you just couldn’t buy on Sunday. Entire sections of department stores were simply roped off. And retailers respected the rhythms of the seasons –– you never saw Christmas displays or heard Christmas music or read Christmas newspaper ads until after Thanksgiving...
Year C Micah 5:2-5a Canticle 15 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… I have no business preaching today… I’m a man… and while the author of this Gospel is also a man… this is a story about women… in one of my seminary textbooks… the Women’s Bible Commentary … ...
Year C Zephaniah 3:14-20 Canticle 9 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Have you ever had the experience… of learning about something… of being confident that you were right… and acting on that knowledge… of making decisions perhaps even critical decisions based on what you knew… only to find...