January 31, 2021

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

January 19th, 2021

Psalm 86; 1 Samuel 15:10–31; Acts 5:1–11

January 29th, 2021

Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 12:28–32; Revelation 2:12–17

January 17th, 2021

Second Sunday after the Epiphany

Psalm 86; Genesis 16:1–14; Luke 18:15–17

The story of Hagar and the name story of Ishmael has all sorts of racial undertones, at least in an American context, and this must be mentioned. Historically, much focus has been on Hagar’s…

January 16, 2021

Psalm 139:1–6, 13–18; 1 Samuel 2:21–25; Matthew 25:1–13

January 26th, 2021

Psalm 46; Genesis 45:25–46:7; Acts 5:33–42

Psalm 62:5–12; Jeremiah 19:1–15; Revelation 18:11–20

The lectionary has paired together today one of Jeremiah’s prophecies of Jerusalem’s destruction and the fall of “Babylon the Great” in Revelation. It may seem weird to pair and…

January 22nd, 2021

Psalm 62:5–12; Jeremiah 20:7–13; 2 Peter 3:1–7

January 18th, 2021

Psalm 86; 1 Samuel 9:27–10:8; 2 Corinthians 6:14–7:1