Narrative Lectionary

Vision after the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel), Paul Gauguin, 1888.
Commentary on Genesis 32:[9-13] 22-30

This episode of the Jacob story narrates the well-known wrestling [...]

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Commentary on Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7

These two texts narrate the promise and the fulfillment of [...]

Two silhouetted figures at lakeshore in golden hour
Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1-2, 7-11; Luke 15:11-32

Week 3 (Sept. 3, 2023) [...]

Two silhouetted figures at lakeshore in golden hour
Commentary on Genesis 2:1-3; John 15:9-15

Week 2 (Aug. 27, 2023) Preaching texts: Genesis 2:1-3; John [...]

Two silhouetted figures at lakeshore in golden hour
Commentary on Deuteronomy 5:12-15; Matthew 11:28-30

Sabbath is a tricky concept [...]

Hand holding rock with
Commentary on Acts 2:1-18; Matthew 28:17-20

Week 3 (Sept. 3, 2023) Preaching texts: Acts 2:1-18; Matthew [...]

Hand holding rock with
Commentary on John 1:1-18; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Week 2 (Aug. 27, 2023) Preaching texts: John 1:1-18; 1 [...]

Hand holding rock with
Commentary on Genesis 1:1-5; Matthew 6:30-34

This three-week series, with readings primarily from the New Testament, [...]

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Commentary on Genesis 2:4b-25

Genesis 2:4b-25 narrates part of a larger narrative that expands to the end of Genesis [...]

Moses
Commentary on Song of Solomon 2:10-13, 8:6-7

Week 4 (August 13, 2023) Song of Solomon 2:10-13; 8:6-7; [...]