RCL Reflection, All Saints Sunday, Year C, November 6, 2022
Take this week’s hard Gospel lesson, with its beautiful blessings and condemning woes, and remind the faithful that they are indeed in the company of all the saints and are the stronger for it. (Photo: Unity, yevkusa, Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection, Reformation Sunday/Proper 26, Year C
October 30, 2020
Reformation throughout church history is a mashup of people, places, and ideas. Why not use today to celebrate reformation–not just as history but as ongoing, necessary, and good? Check out these ideas for the lessons. (Photo: Rene Clausen Nielsen, Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Year C
October 23, 2022
Why be stingy with mercy toward others when God desires all to be held in the divine grip of grace? When we let go of the need to be right, to be an insider, and to be better than others, life opens up–real life. (Photo: Jimmie Quick, Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection, Proper 24, Year C
October 16, 2022
According to Jesus it’s OK to pester the powers that oppose the reign of God and justice for all. We can do this knowing that it is God’s nature to give, love, and care for us. Go ahead and pester, pester, pester for the sake of the gospel. (Photo: Caelie Frampton, Creative Commons)
Revised Common Lectionary reflection, Proper 23, Year C
October 9, 2022
One of the greatest gifts we can give to each other in Christian community is that of helping one another cultivate a spirit of gratitude. If we do this, the glad hearts and generous spirits will follow. Saying “Thank you, Jesus” is enough, but it’s only the beginning.
Revised Common Lectionary reflection, Proper 22, Year C
October 2, 2022
More is not always necessary, or even better. Take hot sauce for example. A little goes a long way. Sane goes for faith. God always gives us enough to do anything. We need only trust and be good stewards of the gift. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Revised Common Lectionary Reflection, Proper 20, Year C
September 18, 2022
The parable of the dishonest manager provides a good context for discussing faith, commitment, and, well … money. How are you teaching folks about the right and faithful use of financial resources within your community of faith? (Photo: Liz West, Creative Commons, Thanks!)
RCL Reflection, Proper 18, Year C
September 4, 2022
Surely Jesus is kidding, right? What’s all this talk about hating family, carrying crosses, and giving up possessions? Discipleship can’t be that hard, can it? Maybe it’s time we stopped skirting the issue and started living with the questions. (Photo: Tsahi Levent-Levi, Creative Commons)
Revised Common Lectionary Reflection, Proper 17, Year C
August 28, 2022
Showing up, sitting down, and sharing our abundant blessings — that’s the kind of banquet Jesus is talking about in this week’s Gospel lesson. Every place is a place of honor in God’s economy, and the “grace list” includes all of us. That’s good news indeed! (Photo: Elin B., Creative Commons)
RCL reflection, Proper 16, Year C
August 21, 2022
Sabbath is designed to free us–both for praise and worship and from the workaday world. Jesus models sabbath-keeping in a way that we can learn apply to our 21st century contexts. Here are ideas for worship, and time with youth and children. (Photo: Alias 0591, Creative Commons)
