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Freed to be Free—Really Free
Lectionary Reflection for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, June 26, 2016
Perhaps being good stewards of love is what we need in these tumultuous times. We would do well to cultivate those Spirit fruits in hopes of providing an alternative voice and way in the midst of the rancor of this current election cycle. By serving one another, we serve God. (Photo: Mervi Eskelinen, Creative Commons)
Stewards of Faith in Troubling Times
Lectionary Reflection for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, June 19, 2016
Maybe this week we need to remind one another of what it means to be good stewards of faith in times of trouble and tragedy. How can we, as people of faith, change the narrative of woe and shift the focus to love of God and love of neighbor? (Photo:
Called from Death to Life
Lectionary Reflection for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, June 5, 2016
We never know how God’s going to show up and change our trajectory. Just look at how the lives of the widows were altered. The best thing we can do is be ready to give it all up and give it all away for the sake of the gospel. In dying to that which really doesn’t matter anyway, we are freed in Christ to truly live. (Photo: Lucas H S Gulmaraes, Creative Commons)
Abiding with the Advocate
Day of Pentecost, Year C, May 15, 2016
We may not have visible tongues of fire hover over our heads, we may not experience a wild and woolly Pentecost, but as the church of Christ in this time and in a particular place, we will have occasion to experience renewal and rebirth. (Photo: Pedro, Creative Commons)
The Tough Work of Unity and Grace
Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year C, May 8, 2016
The work of unity and grace is tough, sometimes dirty, often heartbreaking, and rarely predictable. The constant is God’s love in Jesus Christ poured out for us on the night he was handed over and always at his table of broken bits of bread and small sips of wine, in body and blood and water and recognition in one another of his real presence among us. (Photo: kiler129, Creative Commons)
The Trouble with Visions
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C, April 24, 2016
Christian activist Shane Claiborne says “The more I get to know Jesus, the more trouble he seems to get me into.†Yes, that’s the trouble with visions. They can lead to some truly unexpected results in strange ways by unexpected paths trodden. And that’s o.k. (Photo: Robert Crouse-Baker, Creative Commons)
The Joy of ‘New’
Lectionary Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year C, April 24, 2016
Tired of the same old thing? Not to worry; this is the day to bring on that which is new! After all, everyone can benefit from a little something new, a fresh dose of hope, and a fresh perspective on our ordinary, workaday lives. This Sunday to celebrate the joy of “new.” You have options! (Photo: Pilottage, Creative Commons)
The Voice
Lectionary Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year C, April 17
In following Jesus, we are trained and equipped by the Holy Spirit in the beloved community to use our hands to do God’s work and our voices to proclaim the Good News of the Shepherd King whose song is truly unending. (Photo: Alan Levine, Creative Commons)
Faith and Fishing
Third Sunday of Easter, Year C, April 10, 2016
Instead of standing around waiting, wondering, or wandering off into our own little orbits, let’s take a cue from Peter and go fishing. Drop a net or a line or an inhibition, and let Jesus guide hands, heart, and mind. (Photo: odysseus-Studio, Creative Commons)
Lighten Up and Let Loose the Praise
Second Sunday of Easter, Year C, April 3, 2016
The “alleluias†are back, and are they ever plentiful! They sound pretty good at the Easter festival services, but have you noticed how they tend to lose their vim and vigor as the weeks go by? Why is that, and what can we do about it?
