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2026-05-25T10:59:38-04:00

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Trinity Sunday – Lectionary Commentary for May 31, 2026

Last updated on: May 25, 2026 at 10:59 am By Bruce Epperly

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Adventurous Lectionary – Trinity Sunday – May 31, 2026 Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 This morning (May 20, 2026), I received a forwarded e-mail from my grandson’s ninth grade English teacher, announcing there would only be seventeen more “instructional” days left in the school and year and, as a result of winter snow days, they have a lot to do in just a few brief weeks. Soon school will be out and congregations will move toward... Read more

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2026-05-17T20:26:43-04:00

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Pentecost Sunday – Lectionary Commentary for May 24, 2026

Last updated on: May 17, 2026 at 8:26 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost Sunday – May 28, 2023 Bruce G. Epperly Acts 2:1-22 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b I Corinthians 12:3b-13 John 7:37-39 and John 20:19-23 Pentecost Sunday invites us to consider the relationship between mysticism and mission, and spirituality and social concern. Pentecost invites us to imagine the unimaginable and to awaken to the transrational and transcendent. Though we may have “unimaginable fatigue” given the reality of presidential idolatry and self-aggrandizement rivaling Nebuchadnezzar and Domitian, violence and incompetence in... Read more

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2026-05-10T20:17:46-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Ascension Sunday – May 17.2026

Last updated on: May 10, 2026 at 8:17 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Seventh Sunday of Easter- Ascension Sunday – May 17.2026 Bruce G. Epperly Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35; I Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; John 17:1-11 These days, many of us would like to experience an Ascension. The world is too much with us. We might want to escape the evils of our time, but we are embedded in life’s challenges each morning as we check the internet and social media. We are inundated with news of mass shootings,... Read more

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2026-05-04T07:36:56-04:00

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The Sixth Sunday of Easter – Lectionary for May 10

Last updated on: May 4, 2026 at 7:36 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 10, 2026 Bruce G. Epperly Acts 17:22-31 Psalm 66:18-20 I Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 Today’s readings affirm both the universality and intimacy of God. God is the reality in whom we live and move and have our being and that includes and also ourselves. (Acts 17:28) God’s Spriit is in us and all things just as God’s Spirit is in Jesus and Jesus is in God. Nothing is outside of... Read more

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2026-04-28T14:38:48-04:00

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Fifth Sunday of Easter – Lectionary Commentary for May 3

Last updated on: April 28, 2026 at 2:38 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Fifth Sunday of Easter – May 3, 2026 Acts 7:55-60 Psalm 31:1-15, 15-16 I Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14 On the Fifth Sunday of Easter, the heart of the lectionary readings is John 14:1-14. This reading is both inspirational and challenging. Consoling and controversial. Expansive and apparently exclusive. During this time of national and international chaos when leaders have lost their reason and ethical ballast, Jesus’ assurance, “do not let your hearts be troubled” truly hits... Read more

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2026-04-20T07:11:40-04:00

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Good Shepherd Spirituality – Lectionary Commentary April 26

Last updated on: April 20, 2026 at 7:11 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 26, 2026 Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 23, I Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10 Today’s lectionary highlights one of the best-known passages in scripture. “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want,” as the traditional translation relates. God is the Good Shepherd, who cares for God’s flock and who will look for every lost sheep until it is brought home to safety. Psalm 23 is a spiritual message for our time... Read more

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2026-04-13T09:04:08-04:00

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Third Sunday of Easter – Lectionary April 19, 2026

Last updated on: April 13, 2026 at 9:04 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Third Sunday of Easter – April 19, 2026 Acts 2, 14a, 23-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19; I Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 Today’s reading highlights the Emmaus Walk. It could be titled, “Let’s Go For a Walk,” “O Master (Savior) Let Me Walk with Thee,” “Walking with Jesus,” or “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me.” Jesus doesn’t come to us solely “in the garden” but on the highway, the seven mile stretch from Jerusalem to Emmaus, and... Read more

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2026-04-07T07:55:38-04:00

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The Second Sunday of Easter – Commentary for April 12

Last updated on: April 7, 2026 at 7:55 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Second Sunday of Easter – April 12, 2026 Bruce G. Epperly Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Psalm 16 I Peter 1:3-9 How shall we practice resurrection this year? Many of us feel like the first followers of Jesus. We experience a world gone mad in which leaders have lost their reason and fellow Christians, believing they are establishing a Christian nation, have replaced the way of Jesus by the way of Trump and have undermined the power of love by their... Read more

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2026-03-31T22:57:42-04:00

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Living the Resurrection – Easter Sunday – April 5, 2026

Last updated on: March 31, 2026 at 10:57 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Easter Sunday – April 5, 2026. Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-18 Matthew 28:1-10 “Christ is Risen! Shout Hosanna!” Words that seem strange and out of character in our world of chaos, division, and uncertainty. Words that were just as amazing and anomalous that first Easter Sunday. In the dark night, new life emerges. The stone is rolled away. And the violence of Herod and power hungry religious and political leaders then and... Read more

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2026-03-22T18:49:41-04:00

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Palm Sunday’s Tragic Beauty – March 29, 2026

Last updated on: March 22, 2026 at 6:49 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Palm Sunday – March 29, 2026 Isaiah 50:4-92 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew 21:1-11 Matthew 26:14-27:66 THE SPIRITUAL ROLLER COASTER OF HOLY WEEK. Let the tragic beauty, and the chaotic and creative conflict of Holy Week begin! To those who take the interplay of worship, discipleship, and study seriously, who truly walk the path of Holy Week with Jesus, Holy Week is a spiritual rollercoaster. Putting ourselves in the place of the women and men... Read more

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