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Searching for Christmas gifts for the youngest members of our family, I came across a “gratitude journal,” a forum for recording daily expressions of thankfulness. This is something our young children take very seriously, asking (...)

Discussion on texts for First Sunday of Christmas (Dec. 29, 2019). (Gospel) Matthew 2:13-23; (First Reading) Isaiah 63:7-9; Psalm 148; (Second Reading) Hebrews 2:10-18. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for Working Preacher.

Discussion on texts for Christ the King/Reign of Christ Sunday (Nov. 24, 2019). (Gospel) Luke 23:33-43; (First Reading) Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; (Alt. Psalm) Luke 1:68-79; (Second Reading) Colossians 1:11-20. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint (...)

Discussion on texts for Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (Nov. 10, 2019): (Gospel) Luke 20:27-38; (First Reading) Job 19:23-27a; (Semi-continuous 1st Reading) Haggai 1:15b–2:9; Psalm 17:1-9; (Second Reading) 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17. Recorded at Luther Seminary, (...)

Discussion on texts for Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – Ordinary 30 (Oct. 27, 2019): (Gospel) Luke 18:9-14; (First Reading) Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22; (Alternate First Reading) Sirach 35:12-17; (Semi-continuous First Reading) Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 84:1-7; (Second (...)

Isaiah 11 (December 8) imagines several qualities of wise leadership: wisdom and understanding, council (or strategic thinking) and strength, knowledge and humility, equity for the poor, righteousness and faithfulness, and the curbing of violence. Psalm (...)

This summer I taught a week-long continuing education course for pastors on scripture and ecology. We examined Scripture’s many references to humans within creation, to human justice, to care for future generations. We read about (...)

Ed. note: Don’t miss last week’s article by the same author entitled, “Read Before Preaching: Forming Communities of Resistance” with suggested reading and interpretive framework to set up this preaching series. Overview to Preaching Series In this (...)

Discussion on texts for Tenth Sunday after Pentecost – Ordinary 20 (Aug. 18, 2019): (Gospel) Luke 12:49-56; (First Reading) Jeremiah 23:23-29; (Semicontinuous First Reading) Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 82; (Second Reading) Hebrews 11:29–12:2. Recorded at Luther (...)

Discussion on texts for Eighth Sunday after Pentecost – Ordinary 18 (Aug. 4, 2019): (Gospel) Luke 12:13-21; (First Reading) Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23; (Semicontinuous First Reading) Hosea 11:1-11; Psalm 49:1-12; (Second Reading) Colossians 3:1-11. Recorded (...)