Revised Common Lectionary Page for 27 May 2012 (Pentecost, Year B) Acts 2:1-21 or Ezekiel 37:1-14  •  Psalm 104:24-34, 35b  • Romans 8:22-27 or Acts 2:1-21  • John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 The first warning I got was thus: Don’t import the…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 6 May 2012 (Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B) Acts 8:26-40  • Psalm 22:25-31  • 1 John 4:7-21  • John 15:1-8 First things first: I apologize for missing…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 15 April 2012 (Second Sunday of Easter, Year B) Acts 4:32-35  • Psalm 133  • 1 John 1:1-2:2  • John 20:19-31 Until I studied rhetoric, I was vaguely…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 18 March 2012 (Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year B) Numbers 21:4-9  • Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22  • Ephesians 2:1-10  • John 3:14-21 I don’t preach from Paul often, perhaps…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 4 March 2012 (Second Sunday of Lent, Year B) Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16  •  Psalm 22:23-31  •  Romans 4:13-25  •  Mark 8:31-38 or Mark 9:2-9 When plain speech follows chapters of parabolic teaching, a…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 26 February 2012 (First Sunday of Lent, Year B) Genesis 9:8-17  •  Psalm 25:1-10  •  1 Peter 3:18-22  •  Mark 1:9-15 When I do preach this on Sunday, I’m going to…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 12 February 2012 (Sixth Sunday of Advent, Year B) 2 Kings 5:1-14  • Psalm 30  • 1 Corinthians 9:24-27  • Mark 1:40-45 2 Kings 5 begins with an assertion that YHWH…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 5 February 2012 (Fifth Sunday of Epiphany, Year B) Isaiah 40:21-31  • Psalm 147:1-11, 20c  • 1 Corinthians 9:16-23  • Mark 1:29-39 This week’s gospel reading is one…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 22 January 2012 (Third Sunday of Epiphany, Year B) Jonah 3:1-5, 10  • Psalm 62:5-12  • 1 Corinthians 7:29-31  • Mark 1:14-20 The way I read the Bible has changed over…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 15 January 2012 (Second Sunday of Epiphany, Year B) 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20)  •  Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18  • 1 Corinthians 6:12-20  • John 1:43-51 As far as I’m concerned (that’s not…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 8 January 2012 (First Sunday of Epiphany, Year B) Genesis 1:1-5  • Psalm 29  • Acts 19:1-7  • Mark 1:4-11 “He found disciples” is the most fascinating sentence…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 1 January 2012 (First Sunday after Christmas, Year B) Isaiah 61:10-62:3  • Psalm 148  • Galatians 4:4-7  • Luke 2:22-40 When people tell their own stories, we always…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 25 December 2011 (The Nativity of the Lord, Year B) Isaiah 9:2-7  • Psalm 96  • Titus 2:11-14  • Luke 2:1-14, (15-20) I did preach the Sunday morning sermon on Easter…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 18 December 2011 (Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year B) 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16  • Luke 1:46b-55 or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26   • Romans 16:25-27   • Luke 1:26-38 Once again, I’ll be preaching this text…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 11 December 2011 (Third Sunday of Advent, Year B) Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11  •  Psalm 126 or Luke 1:46b-55  •  1 Thessalonians 5:16-24   •  John 1:6-8, 19-28   If the small number of history…