Sunday 1/21/2024 Summary First Reading: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 The book of Jonah is a comedy starring a reluctant prophet who […]
Sunday 1/14/2024 Summary First Reading: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 [11-20] At a time when visions are rare and unexpected, the Lord comes to […]
Sunday 1/7/2024 Summary First Reading: Genesis 1:1-5 Out of chaos, God brings order. Out of the formless void, God brings […]
Sunday 12/31/2023 Summary First Reading: Isaiah 61:10—62:3 To the people who returned to Jerusalem after the exile, the prophet proclaims […]
Sunday 12/24/2023 4th Sunday of Advent Summary First Reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Instead of David building a house (temple) […]
Sunday 12/17/2023 Summary First Reading: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Though the people had returned to Jerusalem from exile in Babylon, they […]
Sunday 12/10/2023 Summary First Reading: Isaiah 40:1-11 In grand, flowing, poetic lines, the prophet announces that the exile of God’s […]
Sunday 12/3/2023 Summary First Reading: Isaiah 64:1-9 This lament comes from a people who have had their hopes shattered. The […]
Sunday 11/26/2023 Summary First Reading: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Because Israel’s kings proved to be bad shepherds, Ezekiel declares that the Lord will […]
Sunday 11/12/2013 First Reading: Amos 5:18-24 In the days of Amos, people thought that the day of the LORD would […]