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June 10, 2014
The Adventurous Lectionary – Trinity Sunday – June 15, 2014
Lectionary Reflections for Trinity Sunday June 15, 2014 Genesis 1:1-2:4a Psalm 8 2 Corinthians 13:11-13...
June 03, 2014
The Adventurous Lectionary: Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2014
Lectionary Reflections on Pentecost Sunday June 8, 2014 John 20:19-23 Acts 2:1-12 The back to...
June 02, 2014
What’s a Church to Do? A Response to Naomi Shaefer Riley’s “Got Religion?”
As the pastor of a mid-sized congregation, South Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, on...
June 02, 2014
Slow Church and the Transformation of Time
A Response to Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus, by Christopher Smith...
May 2014
May 27, 2014
The Adventurous Lectionary — June 1, 2014
Lectionary Reflections for June 1, 2014 Acts 1:6-14 I Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 Today’s...
May 20, 2014
The Adventurous Lectionary: May 25, 2014
Lectionary Reflections for May 25, 2014 Acts 17:22-31 Psalm 66:18-20 Today’s scriptures invite us to...
May 15, 2014
Guided by a Gentle Providence: A Response to Vinh Chung’s Where the Wind Leads
As I read Vinh Chung’s memoir, Where the Wind Leads, I was reminded of the...
May 12, 2014
Jesus in Our Genes: A Response to Christian Piatt’s “Blood Doctrine”
Does carrying Jesus’ DNA imply that you will embody Jesus’ spiritual unity with God? Was...
May 12, 2014
The Adventurous Lectionary: The Fifth Sunday of Easter – May 18, 2014
When we interpret John 14:6 imaginatively and inclusively, then it becomes our fourth promise: God...
May 05, 2014
The Adventurous Lectionary: Fourth Sunday of Easter – May 11, 2014
Lectionary Reflections for May 11, 2014 John 10:1-10 Acts 2:42-47 “I have come that you...
April 2014
April 28, 2014
Let’s Go for a Walk: Reflections on The Road to Emmaus
Lectionary Reflections for May 4, 2014 Luke 24:13-35 Easter is about embodied movement. Resurrection moved...
April 22, 2014
Just Breathe! Lectionary Reflections for April 27, 2014
Lectionary Reflections for the Second Sunday of Easter April 27 2014 John 20:19-31 And Jesus...
April 18, 2014
Resurrection Without Supernaturalism
There is no getting around Easter if you belong to the Jesus movement. Jesus’ first...
April 15, 2014
A Pause for Contemplation: The Mystery of Holy Saturday
During Holy Week, most of us focus on the palms, the passion, and the resurrection....
April 14, 2014
Living a Holy Week
Holy Week is a lifetime in miniature. It goes from celebration to conflict, betrayal, suspense,...
April 09, 2014
The Adventurous Lectionary: Palm Sunday – April 13, 2014
Lectionary Reflections for Palm Sunday April 13, 2014 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew 21:1-11...
April 01, 2014
C. S. Lewis and the Gift of Perspective: A Conversation with Alister McGrath
I read Alister McGrath’s If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis (now featured in the Patheos...
March 2014
March 31, 2014
Dana Trent’s ‘Saffron Cross” and the Emergence of 21st Century Inter-spirituality
A number of years ago, in the course of teaching a class in Wesley Theological...
March 26, 2014
The Adventurous Lectionary for March 30, 2014
Lectionary Reflections for the Fourth Sunday in Lent – March 30, 2014 I Samuel 16:1-13...
March 21, 2014
Heavenly Minded and Earthly Good: A Response to Steve Berger’s Between Heaven and Earth
Steve Berger, pastor and author of the new book Between Heaven and Earth, is heaven-obsessed. In...
March 20, 2014
The Church in an Era of Digital Pluralism: On Clint Schnekloth’s “Mediating Faith”
The church needs to be both in and of the emerging transmedia technologies, while presenting...
March 19, 2014
Mature Discipleship and the Way of Blessing: Reflections on Ron Rolheiser’s “Sacred Fire”
Reflections on Ronald Rolheiser's new book Sacred Fire: A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian...
March 17, 2014
The Adventurous Lectionary: The Third Sunday in Lent, March 23, 2014
Lectionary Reflections Third Sunday in Lent March 23, 2014 Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95 Romans 5:1-11...
March 14, 2014
In the Spirit of St. Patrick
The Celts were adventurers. They sailed off into unknown lands, sometimes sailing without a rudder,...
March 10, 2014
The Adventurous Lectionary for the Second Sunday in Lent: March 16, 2014
Lectionary Reflections for the Second Sunday in Lent March 16, 2014 Genesis 12:1-9 (RCL, Genesis...
March 06, 2014
The Adventurous Lectionary: The First Sunday in Lent – March 9, 2014
Lectionary Reflections for the First Sunday in Lent March 9, 2014 Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 (preferred...
March 04, 2014
Ash Wednesday: Beauty and Mortality
Baby boomers are discovering their mortality. Over the past year, several of my friends have...
February 2014
February 27, 2014
Living the Jesus Prayer: On Norris Chumley’s “Be Still and Know”
A little over six years ago, my son was diagnosed with a rare form of...
February 25, 2014
The Adventurous Lectionary: Transfiguration Sunday – March 2, 2014
Lectionary Reflections on Transfiguration Sunday Sunday, March 2, 2014 Exodus 24:12-18 Psalm 99 or Psalm...
February 20, 2014
The Adventurous Lectionary for February 23, 2014
Lectionary Reflections Seventh Sunday after Epiphany February 23, 2014 Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Psalm 119:33-40 I...
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