RCL reflection, Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C, March 30, 2025. The story of the prodigal son touches on grace, abounds in hope, and drips with love. It also serves as a powerful story about stewardship. Jesus tells a tale that compares living with an abundance mindset with nurturing a sense of scarcity. (Photo: Creative Commons)
RCL reflection, 3rd Sunday in Lent, Year C. March 23, 2025. With all the turmoil going on in our country and the world, Lent offers us a perfect reason to slow down, take time to pray and “return to the Lord,” as Isaiah invites us to do. In doing so, we experience God’s abundance. Deacon Timothy Siburg explores. (Photo: Publicdomainpictures)
RCL reflection, 2nd Sunday in Lent, Year C. March 16, 2025. Lent invites us to reflect on God’s unwavering commitment to care for us, even when we fail to trust in God’s care. This week’s readings illustrate the tension between divine protection and human reluctance to receive. The Rev. Micah Krey explores.
RCL Reflection, 1st Sunday in Lent, Year C, March 9, 2025. Put aside the focus on chocolate, diets and deprivation, and even the fasting from technology. Reorient your lives and hearts. Remember whose you are and who you are. Come to the table and feast on Jesus and then go and share your faith. It’s a Lenten discipline that will carry far beyond 40 days. (Photo: Robin, Creative Commons)
RCL reflection for Transfiguration Sunday, Year C, March 2, 2025. The disciples who accompany Jesus on the mountain witness incredible sights, but they also hear something amazing: God commanding hem to listen to Jesus. What is God telling them – and us – and why? Pastor Robert Blezard explores. (Photo: Creative Commons)
RCL reflection, 7th Sunday after Epiphany, Year C. February 23, 2025.
In today’s climate of mean divisiveness, God’s people need to hear – and carry – a message of God’s love and mercy. This week’s Gospel lesson from Jesus’ ‘Sermon on the Plain’ provides perfect material. Deacon Timothy Siburg explores. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Revised Common Lectionary reflection for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C. February 16, 2025. Sure, we can say we believe in God, but do we trust in the Almighty with our important life decisions? We’re on the wrong path if we trust instead in things of the world. The Rev. Micah Krey explores. (Photo: Mark Willylis, Creative Commons.)
RCL Reflection, 5th Sunday after Epiphany, Year C. February 9, 2025. God shows peculiar taste when calling people, a principle evidenced clearly in this week’s lections. And that’s a good thing for ordinary folks like us. The Rev. Robert Blezard explores. (Photo: Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection, 4th Sunday after Epiphany, Year C, Feb. 2, 2025. Are we ready to embrace the radical and all-encompassing love of 1 Corinthians 13? Are we willing to speak prophetically to the powers that fight such radical love? The Rev. Sharron R. Blezard explores. (Photo: Marco Verch, Creative Commons)
RCL reflection, 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, Year C. Jan. 19, 2025. This week’s Epistle lesson provides a perfect occasion to preach about how we are gathered as Christ’s Body. In today’s divided culture, it’s a message we need badly. Deacon Timothy Siburg explores.
