Pentecost C
Pentecost (C) – 2013
May 19, 2013 Acts 2:1-21 or Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 104:25-35, 37; Romans 8:14-17 or Acts 2:1-21; John 14:8-17, (25-27) The Holy Spirit came to Jesus’ first followers on Pentecost, empowering the … [Read More...]
Trinity Sunday (C) – 2013
May 26, 2013 Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8 or Canticle 2 or 13; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 It’s the modern mantra. People chant it all the time: “I’m spiritual, but not religious. I’m spiritual, … [Read More...]
2 Pentecost, Proper 4 (C) – 2013
June 2, 2013 1 Kings 18:20-21,30-39; Psalm 96; Galatians 1:1-12; Luke 7:1-10 The Bible stories appointed for today have a considerable resonance. That is actually something quite unusual in these days of … [Read More...]
3 Pentecost, Proper 5 (C) – 2013
June 9, 2013 1 Kings 17:8-16 (17-24); Psalm 146; Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17 A widow is walking a dusty road. The sun is in the sky, making shadows on the mud-brick walls and simple dusty streets of … [Read More...]
4 Pentecost, Proper 6 (C) – 2013
June 16, 2013 1 Kings 21:1-10 (11-14), 15-21a and Psalm 5:1-8 (or 2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15 and Psalm 32); Galatians 2:15-21; Luke 7:36-8:3 Jesus had a marvelous way of confronting people who held … [Read More...]
5 Pentecost, Proper 7 (C) – 2013
June 23, 2013 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a; Psalm 42 and Psalm 43; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39 If Elijah and Jezebel were after me, I’d run, too! Elijah was so afraid, he wished he might just die, … [Read More...]
Nativity of John the Baptist (A,B,C) – 2013
June 24, 2013 Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85 or 85:7-13; Acts 13:14b-26; Luke 1:57-80 People old enough to have been adults during the turbulent ’60s will remember how controversial Martin Luther King, Jr., … [Read More...]
6 Pentecost, Proper 8 (C) – 2013
June 30, 2013 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62 Elijah and Elisha. What an epic story. It’s pure Hollywood! Mix together “Lord of the Rings,” Harry Potter … [Read More...]
7 Pentecost, Proper 9 (C) – 2013
July 7, 2013 2 Kings 5:1-14 and Psalm 30 (or Isaiah 66:10-14 and Psalm 66:1-8); Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 We are good at placing burdens on our clergy. One of the most severe … [Read More...]