Christian Worship Lectionary June 2022
June 1: Numbers 16:23-40; Luke 19:29-48 June 2: Numbers 16:41–17:13; Luke 20:1-18 June 3: Numbers 20:1-21; Luke 20:19-44 June 4: Numbers 20:22–21:9; Luke 20:45–21:19 June 5: Numbers 21:10-35; Luke 21:20-38…
Christian Worship Lectionary May 2022
May 1: Exodus 32:15-35; Luke 6:39-49 May 2: Exodus 33:1-23; Luke 7:1-17 May 3: Exodus 34:1-28; Luke 7:18-35 May 4: Exodus 34:29–35:21; Luke 7:36-50 May 5: Exodus 38:21–39:8,22,23, 27-31; Luke…
Christian Worship Lectionary April 2022
April 1: Genesis 47:1-31; Mark 13:24-37 April 2: Genesis 49:29–50:7,14-26; Mark 14:1-11 April 3: Exodus 1:1-22; Mark 14:12-31 April 4: Exodus 2:1-22; Mark 14:32-52 April 5: Exodus 2:23–3:22; Mark 14:53-72…
Christian Worship Lectionary March 2022
March 2: Genesis 1:1-19; Mark 1:1-13 March 3: Gen. 1:20–2:3; Mark 1:14-28 March 4: Gen. 2:4-25; Mark 1:29-45 March 5: Gen. 3:1-24; Mark 2:1-17 March 6: Gen. 4:1-26; Mark 2:18-28…
The lectionary: A path for public worship
The church year and the lectionary aid our worship of Jesus. “What am I going to talk about in worship on Sunday?” In 21 years of planning congregational worship, I have…
Much more than hymns
The new hymnal will help us plan worship, sing, and grow in our Christian faith. The phrase “just the tip of the iceberg” existed long before 1912, but the sinking…
Looking forward
The Scripture readings for the last Sundays of our church year help us look to the end of time. It’s the one appointment we all share—same place, same time—but it…