Tag: Sunday commentary

The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. What does it mean to be a disciple? Isaiah 50:5-9 Background of the book We read part of today’s passage on Palm Sunday. Chps 49 through the beginning of 51 move us from sorrow to the hope of redemption This is one READ MORE

The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. What holds you back? What binds you? Isaiah gives a picture of the future kingdom where all is set right.Jesus’ actions say that the kingdom is already here among you.And James gives us more instructions for how to live to continue bringing READ MORE

The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. Last week we were urged to make a choice. As we move back into the gospel of Mark, we’ll find that, time and again, Mark also asks us urgently to make a choice. We won’t be getting away from that theme, but READ MORE

The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. The past four weeks have given us an extended reflection on Jesus as the source of life. Next Sunday we’ll move back into Mark’s gospel. This is the time of year when many folks will begin to move from a vacation mindset READ MORE

The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. Proverbs 9:1-6 Background of the book In this passage, the figure of Wisdom is laying out a banquet and inviting the simple (those who lack understanding) to come and partake. In this section from Proverbs, both wisdom and folly prepare banquets and READ MORE

The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. 1 Kings 19:4-8 Background of the book Chapters 17-19 are stories of the greatest prophet Elijah. He began prophesying in the reign of Ahab who you can read about in 1 Kings 16:29-33. Ahab was an evil man and Elijah frequently stood READ MORE

The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 Background of the book Exodus 1-15 tells the story of the flight of the Israelites from Egypt. The next few chapters cover their journey into the Sinai desert, and then the rest of the book is about their time READ MORE

The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. 2 Kings 4:42-44 Background of the book Chapters 4-8 contain ten legends about the Prophet Elisha, a miracle worker by all accounts. Today’s reading is a very short account from those legends where Elisha feeds a crowd of one hundred men with READ MORE

The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. Jeremiah 23:1-6 Background of the book Chps 21-22 talk about different kings of Israel. The beginning of chp 23 talks about a future king. The chapter begins with these verses, a compare/contrast of a good king/shepherd with a bad one. We all READ MORE

The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time Click here for more information. Amos 7:12-15 Background of the book Chapters 7-9 contain five visions, interrupted by a biographical interlude in 7:10-17. In v11 Amos gives a prophecy that the king would die and Israel would be exiled. This, of course, was considered treasonous. Amaziah was READ MORE