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2026-10-12T09:54:18-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – October 18, 2026 – Pentecost 20

Last updated on: October 12, 2026 at 9:54 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – October 18, 2026 – Pentecost 20 Exodus 33:12-23, Psalm 99, I Thessalonians 1:1-10, Matthew 22:15-22 Today’s readings join witness, politics, and mysticism. The encounter with God relativizes all other demands and requires us to seek justice, to create the foundations in society to promote wholeness and holiness for everyone. God is beyond our control and can never fully be fathomed, but wherever the true God is found, we are summoned to seek justice for all God’s... Read more

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2026-10-05T08:53:10-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 20 – October 11, 2026

Last updated on: October 5, 2026 at 8:53 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – October 11, 2026 Exodus 32:1-14, Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23, Philippians 4:1-9, Matthew 22:1-14 Good theological reflection involves the interplay of vision, promise, and practice. A positive, inspirational, and provocative vision of reality, grounded in the interplay of scripture, reason, experience, tradition, and cultural insight. A promise that we can experience the realities of which we speak. Practices that enable us to experience the divine in daily life, relationships, and political involvement.... Read more

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2026-09-28T09:03:07-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 19 – October 4, 2026

Last updated on: September 28, 2026 at 9:03 am By Bruce Epperly

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Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost – October 4, 2026 Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20; Psalm 19, Philippians 3:4-14, Matthew 21:33-46 Today’s readings provide many entry points for the adventurous Sunday preacher. As I read the scriptures of the day, I thought of Jaroslav Pelikan’s distinction between tradition, the living thoughts of the dead, and traditionalism, the dead thoughts of the living. Tradition aspires to experience the Living Word and responds to the challenges of the moment while traditionalism locks revelation in the... Read more

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2026-09-20T09:53:41-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 17 – September 27

Last updated on: September 20, 2026 at 9:53 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 27, 2026 Exodus 17:1-7, Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16, Philippians 2:1-13, Matthew 21:23-32 It has been said that the question, “do you believe in God?” is less important than “what kind of God do you believe in?” Our images of God shape our understanding of our personal agency, hope for the future, authority, approach to diversity, and political perspectives. Some images of God may promote violence, passivity, and authoritarian approaches to... Read more

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2026-09-13T11:18:56-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 17 – September 20, 2026

Last updated on: September 13, 2026 at 11:18 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 20, 2026 Exodus 16:2-15, Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45, Philippians 1:21-30, Matthew 20:1-16 The Realm of God isn’t a labor union, nor is it free market capitalism. Rather, the Realm of God provides for everyone’s need, but not everyone’s greed. In this week’s passages, we read about the abundant generosity of God in our physical sustenance and spiritual growth. God’s good work plants seed in our lives that grow into a harvest... Read more

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2026-09-07T09:38:09-04:00

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Grace Beyond Limitations – Lectionary Commentary – Sept. 16

Last updated on: September 7, 2026 at 9:38 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – August 16, 2026 – The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 45:1-15; Psalm 133; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-31; Matthew 15: 21-28 Today’s readings join reconciliation and grace. They call us to a spirituality of stature that embraces those who have harmed us and persons of other faiths and ethnicities. They call us to explore the larger meanings of our lives and to see a thread of providence moving through the unexpected and unchosen events and people of our... Read more

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2026-08-31T10:10:48-04:00

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The Ambiguity of Scripture – September 6, 2026– Pentecost 15

Last updated on: August 31, 2026 at 10:10 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – September 6, 2026– The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 12:1-14 Psalm 149 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 This week’s scriptures are spiritually and ethically ambiguous. Indeed, the First Testament scriptures are problematic in a time in which Christians revel in retribution and crusade mentality guides military leaders and Christian nationalists. The Bible can be a weapon of violence and war, and justify murder, and genocide, if taken out of context and not subjected to a higher morality... Read more

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2026-08-24T08:05:08-04:00

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Mysticism and Mission – Pentecost 14 – August 30, 2026

Last updated on: August 24, 2026 at 8:05 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – August 30, 2026 – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 3:1-15 Psalm 105:1-6. 23-26, 45a Romans 12:9-12 Matthew 16:21-28 One of my favorite praise songs is “We are standing on holy ground/ And I know there are angels all around/And let us praise Jesus now/For we are standing in his presence on holy ground.” We are standing on holy ground and there are thin places and burning bushes all around. This Sunday’s readings join mysticism with action... Read more

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2026-08-17T11:49:05-04:00

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God’s Good Trouble – Lectionary Commentary – August 23, 2026

Last updated on: August 17, 2026 at 11:49 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – August 23, 2026 – Thirteenth Sunday after the Pentecost Exodus 1:8-2:10; Psalm 124; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 Today’s readings invite us to ponder our unique vocations as they reflect our personal and communal relationship with God. Divine providence is reflected in our personal lives as well as the politics of our nation. Providence comes to us when we are not expecting it, and we can further God’s realm by responding to the expected and unexpected calls... Read more

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2026-08-10T12:53:54-04:00

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Healing Across Boundaries – Pentecost 12 – August 16, 2026

Last updated on: August 10, 2026 at 12:53 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Healing Across Boundaries – August 16, 2026 – The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 45:1-15; Psalm 133; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-31; Matthew 15: 21-28 Today’s readings join reconciliation and grace. They call us to a spirituality of stature that embraces those who have harmed us and persons of other faiths and ethnicities. They call us to explore the larger meanings of our lives and to see a thread of providence moving through the unexpected and unchosen events... Read more

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