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Borne out of a gut-wrenching anguish, Psalm 22 is the cry of one who knows what it is to be bullied by his enemies, rejected by his community, and abandoned by God.1 The threat for (...)

Discussion on texts for Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Ordinary 23 (Sept. 8, 2019): (Gospel) Luke 14:25-33; (First Reading) Deuteronomy 30:15-20; (Semicontinuous First Reading) Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 1; (Second Reading) Philemon 1:1-21. Recorded at Luther (...)

Discussion on texts for Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Sept. 16, 2018): (Gospel) Mark 8:27-38; (First Reading) Isaiah 50:4-9a; (Semi-continuous First Reading) Proverbs 1:20-33; Psalm 116:1-9; (Second Reading) James 3:1-12. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, (...)

Discussion on texts for Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Sept. 9, 2018): (Gospel) Mark 7:24-37; (First Reading) Isaiah 35:4-7a; (Semi-continuous First Reading) Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 146; (Second Reading) James 2:1-10, [11-13], 14-17. Recorded at (...)

Three truths about humans living within a wider created world stand out frequently in the Psalms and elsewhere in the Bible. Each of these calls humans to grateful humility. First, humans are not the only (...)

Discussion on Revised Common Lectionary texts for Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Sept. 10, 2017): (Gospel) Matthew 18:15-20; (1st Reading) Ezekiel 33:7-11; (Semi-continuous 1st Reading) Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 119:33-40; (2nd Reading) Romans 13:8-14. Recorded at Luther (...)

Discussion on Revised Common Lectionary texts for Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (Feb. 5, 2017): (Gospel) Matthew 5:13-20; (1st Reading) Isaiah 58:1-9a [9b-12]; Psalm 112:1-9 [10]; (2nd Reading) 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 [13-16]. Recorded at Luther Seminary, (...)

Discussion on texts for Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 23) (Sept. 4, 2016): (Gospel) Luke 14:25-33; (First Reading) Deuteronomy 30:15-20; (Alternate First Reading) Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 1; (Second Reading) Philemon 1:1-21.

Discussion on texts for Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ordinary 23; Sept. 6, 2015): (Gospel) Mark 7:24-37; (First Reading) Isaiah 35:4-7a; (Semicontinuous First Reading) Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 146; (Second Reading) James 2:1-10, [11-13], 14-17.

Discussion on texts for Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Ordinary 12; June 21, 2015): (Gospel) Mark 4:35-41; (First Reading) Job 38:1-11; (Semicontinuous First Reading) 1 Samuel 17:[1a, 4-11, 19-23] 32-49; Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32; (Second Reading) 2 (...)