To Every Link There Is a Time and a Season
Is the contemporary American novel written in vernacular English? A Londoner visits Atlanta (and has several nice things to say about it!) What’s Harold Bloom’s favorite book of the Bible?…
A Theophany and a Revolution: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 7 August 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 7 August 2011 (8th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A) Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 and Psalm 105: 1-6, 16-22, 45b • 1 Kings 19:9-18 and Psalm 85:8-13 • Romans…
Wisdom is Grace: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 24 July 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 24 July 2011 (th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A) Genesis 29:15-28 and Psalm 105:1-11, 45b or Psalm 128 • 1 Kings 3:5-12 and Psalm 119:129-136 • Romans…
No Instruction Manual: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 17 July 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 17 July 2011 (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A) Genesis 28:10-19a and Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24 •Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16-19 or Isaiah 44:6-8 and Psalm…
Birthrights, Stew, and the Postmodern: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 10 July 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 10 July 2011 (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A) Genesis 25:19-34 and Psalm 119:105-112 •Isaiah 55:10-13 and Psalm 65:(1-8), 9-13 •Romans 8:1-11 •Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23…
Body of Death: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 3 July 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 3 July 2011 (Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year A) Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 and Psalm 45:10-17 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13 •Zechariah 9:9-12 and Psalm 145:8-14 •Romans 7:15-25a…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #51: Archaeology
General Introduction – The perils of Vacation Bible School – Introducing our guest – Listener feedback – Grubbsy’s new job The Topic at Hand – Indiana Jones, of course –…
Baptizing in a Name: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 19 June 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 19 June 2011 (Trinity Sunday, Year A) Genesis 1:1-2:4a and Psalm 8 •2 Corinthians 13:11-13 •Matthew 28:16-20 This will be a brief post because I’m…
No Lectionary Posts for a Bit
Due to VBS ramping up at Athens Christian Church this week and Nathan Gilmour’s traveling north (where Internet time is even more limited than it tends to be at home),…
The Beginning of the End: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 5 June 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 5 June 2011 (Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year A) Acts 1:6-14 •Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 •1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 •John 17:1-11 The texts of the New…
Giving Faith to All: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 29 May 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 29 May 2011 (Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A) Acts 17:22-31 •Psalm 66:8-20 •1 Peter 3:13-22 •John 14:15-21 I have read enough on the theory…
When Context Confuses: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 22 May 2011
Revised Common Lectionary page for 22 May 2011 (Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A) Acts 7:55-60 •Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 •1 Peter 2:2-10 •John 14:1-14 This passage reminds me of two…
The Time of Your Exile: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 8 May 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 8 May 2011 (Third Sunday of Easter, Year A) Acts 2:14a, 36-41 •Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 •1 Peter 1:17-23 •Luke 24:13-35 Today’s reading from the first…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #48: Canons (Within Canons)
General Introduction – The end of an era – What we want on our statues – What’s on the blog? – Freshman comp clichés – More on DVD players in…
Who Says We're not All Doubters?: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 1 May 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 1 May 2011 (Second Sunday of Easter, Year A) Acts 2:14a, 22-32 •Psalm 16 •1 Peter 1:3-9 •John 20:19-31 Thomas wasn’t there, and that matters.…