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2022-01-02T15:03:24-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Baptism of Jesus – January 9, 2022

Last updated on: January 2, 2022 at 3:03 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Baptism of Jesus – January 9, 2022 Isaiah 43:1-7 Psalm 29 Acts 8:14-27 Luke 3:15-17, 21-26 This first Sunday of Epiphany, the Baptism of Jesus, reminds us to remember our baptisms. The scriptures delight in water images and see water as a manifestation of divine presence. Water gives life both physically and spiritually and while baptism is a visible sign of God’s grace, it also points beyond itself to the universality of divine love. God’s... Read more

The Adventurous Lectionary

2022-01-01T11:21:23-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Feast of Epiphany/Epiphany Sunday – January 6 or 9, 2022

Last updated on: January 1, 2022 at 11:21 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Feast of Epiphany/Epiphany Sunday – January 6, 2022 or January 9, 2022 Matthew 2:1-15 Pilgrimages take many forms. They can take you to Via Santiago, Mecca, Iona, or you can take a pilgrimage without leaving town. We need to move spiritually and sometimes physically in order to align ourselves with God’s moral arc. As Augustine says, it will be solved in the walking, and when we walk in faith our world expands and we see... Read more

2021-12-17T09:38:36-05:00

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Adventurous Lectionary: The First Sunday after Christmas – December 26, 2021

Last updated on: December 17, 2021 at 9:38 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The First Sunday after Christmas Day – December 26, 2021 I Samuel 2:18-20, 26 Psalm 148 Colossians 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52 The day after Christmas – low Sunday – is often a time for pastors to slip away from their pulpits or push the easy button and have a carol sing. All these are good ideas, and pastors need a little Miller Time after the Covid Christmas slam! But today’s scriptures raise important issues Christologically, cosmically, and... Read more

2021-12-10T13:56:20-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Fourth Sunday of Advent – December 19, 2021

Last updated on: December 10, 2021 at 1:56 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – Fourth Sunday of Advent – December 19, 2021 Micah 5:2-5a, Psalm 80:1-7, Hebrews 10:5-10, Luke 1:39-55 Christmas is on the horizon, less than a week away, and today’s scriptures may be lost amid the merriment as well as the Christmas pageants, often scheduled the week before Christmas. There is hope on the horizon and this hope is especially powerful among those who are oppressed, grieving, or living in uncertainty as they look toward the future. We... Read more

2021-12-03T07:19:29-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Third Sunday of Advent – December 12, 2021

Last updated on: December 3, 2021 at 7:19 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Third Sunday of Advent – December 12, 2021 Zephaniah 3:14-20 Isaiah 12:2-6 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 This Sunday we celebrate joy and transformation. We light the third Advent Candle and celebrate the joy of relationship with God, each other, and the wonder of creation. Yet, this joy must come in the waiting. A precursor to joy is creative transformation, changing our paths, and opening to God’s wider vision, taking us out of ourselves to care... Read more

2021-11-28T09:15:05-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Second Sunday of Advent – December 5, 2021

Last updated on: November 28, 2021 at 9:15 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Second Sunday of Advent – December 5, 2021 Malachi 3:1-4 Luke 1:68-79 Philippians 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6 Advent is a time of prophetic restlessness. For seeing the contrast between the world as it is and the world that could be if we join in God’s vision of Shalom. In Advent, we are not only restless in anticipation of the Christmas holiday. We are also restless as we look at the world and national stage, and our... Read more

2021-11-25T10:07:42-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The First Sunday in Advent – November 28, 2021

Last updated on: November 25, 2021 at 10:07 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The First Sunday in Advent – November 29, 2011 Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-10 I Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 How do we feel as we look toward the future? Do we see continuity or discontinuity? Do we expect gradual evolution or cataclysmic change? Is the future filled with hope and fear, or a mixture? Will our galaxy – and planet – collapse when Andromeda galaxy and the Milky Way collide? Is there truth in the constant re-dating... Read more

2021-11-12T16:42:00-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Reign of Christ – November 21, 2021

Last updated on: November 12, 2021 at 4:42 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – Christ the King/Realm of Christ Sunday – November 21, 2021 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Psalm 132:1-12 Revelation 1:4b-8 John 18:33-37 For many progressive Christians, the Reign of Christ Sunday smacks of religious and political imperialism. It suggests that Christ is the ultimate authority and Christ gives us authority to lord it over persons with whom we disagree as well as persons from other faiths. There is a danger in thinking you have the fullest measure of truth.... Read more

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2021-11-07T16:05:06-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Twenty Fifth Sunday in Pentecost – November 14, 2021

Last updated on: November 7, 2021 at 4:05 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Twenty Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – November 14, 2021 I Samuel 1:4-20, Psalm 16, Hebrews 10:11-25, Mark 13:1-8 I grew up seeing a refrigerator magnet promising, “prayer changes things,” whenever I opened our family’s refrigerator. That affirmation has stayed with me all my life. I am a pray-er for things large and small. I have studied the research on prayer and health, and believe that in mysterious and incalculable ways, prayer makes a difference. Although... Read more

2021-10-30T09:15:03-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Twenty Fourth Sunday after Pentecost – November 7, 2021

Last updated on: October 30, 2021 at 9:15 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost – November 7, 2021 1 Kings 17:8-16, Psalm 146, Hebrews 9:24-28, Mark 12:38-44 Today, we move from Ruth to the widow of Zarephath and a widow in the Jerusalem Temple. Out of their scarcity great abundance emerges when they place their lives and possessions in God’s hands, trusting God’s promises of a future filled with goodness and hope. God is faithful when we feel most in need, spiritually and economically. We... Read more

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