Tag: Christianity
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The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 11), Year A (Track 1)—July 19, 2026 Genesis 28:10-19aPsalm 139: 1-11, 22-23Romans 8:12-25Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 The lectionary today does not match the Genesis story to the Gospel we would expect. Perhaps I should have saved this work of art for a time when the two…
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“If it is to be this way, why do I live?”
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10), Year A (Track 1)—July 12, 2026 Genesis 25:19-34Psalm 119:105-112Romans 8:1-11Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 I have to confess; I find that phrase of Rebekkah’s to be rather quotable. I mean, it applies a lot. Right? And while the illustration above might tell us more about medieval…
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Do what, now?
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (Track 1)—June 21, 2026 Genesis 21:8-21Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17Romans 6:1b-11Matthew 10:24-39 Take up your cross, the Savior said, if you would my disciple be;Take up your cross with willing heart,and humbly follow after me. (Hymn 675, Hymnal 1982, words by Charles William Everest, alt.)…
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Oak Trees and Icons
The Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper C, Track 1—June 14, 2026 Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7)Psalm 116:1, 10-17Romans 5:1-8Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23) Note: I apologize that this post is so late due to health issues combined with just being overly busy. I’m a city-dweller, and I feel that in my blood. But…
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The Second Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 5, Year A—June 7, 2026Track 1* Genesis 12:1-9Psalm 33:1-12Romans 4:13-25Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 *In the Episcopal Church, there are two “tracks” during Ordinary Time following Pentecost; each follows different readings from the Hebrew Scriptures and accompanying Psalms. You’ve gotta hear this song by Tara Vanflower:…
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Happy Pride!
(The kids are alright) Detroit’s Pride festivities are this weekend, but the whole month celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community. And I should note upfront that the subject of this blog post is not my area of expertise, so please fact-check. I was grading papers this week. One student,…
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It’s complicated.
The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday The image above is a popular iconographic depcition of the Holy Trinity, interpreting the three angelic visitors received by Abraham and Sarah as a representation of the Trinity. You can see many different versions of this image online: I googled it for you.…
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Remember the Point
Pentecost (Whitsunday), Year A—May 5, 2026 The lectionary is a choose-your-own adventure today. By way of explaining the enormous list above: It’s the custom in Easter for the first reading to be from Acts; the usual pattern for Sunday readings is (1) Hebrew Scriptures; (2) Psalm; (3) Epistle; and (4)…
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God’s DNA
The Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year A—May 17, 2026 Acts 1:6-141 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11John 17:1-11Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36 My apologies for the lateness of this post; it was an unexpectedly busy weekend—I was barely at home, and when I was, I really had to sleep. For Christians in the Modern era,…
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Us and Them
The Sixth Sunday of Easter—May 10, 2026 Note: I may revise this post later in the week. I had nearly finished it when my computer restarted for software updates and while the site keeps saying, “auto-saving,” it apparently did no such thing. Among the various images portraying Paul’s speech to…
The Sound 