Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b
Proper 14A
[…] more of Israel’s great annual festivals. Someone, presumably a Levite, recited the Psalm at the Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths) or at the Feast of Weeks (or Pentecost). We are far away from any of the major Feasts of the Christian year, but this festive Psalm reminds us of the importance of celebration even […]
Acts 10:34-43
Epiphany 1A
[…] not play favorites. He pours out his Holy Spirit on these Gentiles just as surely and just as undeniably as Peter and the apostles had experienced at Pentecost some months back. Once Peter sees this—and once he scraped his jaw off the floor—he does the only holy and sensible thing he can think of: […]
Romans 5:1-5
Trinity Sunday C
[…] kind of abuse try to make peace, they must set appropriate boundaries. Yet they relentlessly work for peace within those contexts. So on this first Sunday after Pentecost those who proclaim Romans 5 can invite all who long for peace with God, other people and the creation to celebrate the peace that God has […]
2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14
Proper 8C
[…] noting. First, we cannot prove that Elisha is asking for the Holy Spirit. Nothing in the Hebrew is Trinitarian. But knowing what we know this side of Pentecost, it is clear that the spirit that moved in Elijah was the Spirit that transforms all believers into prophets (and priests and kings). Elisha may not […]
1 Kings 8:(1-6, 10-11), 22-30, 41-43
Proper 16B
[…] Most High God at that time, Israel could never quite claim ownership of that God any more than they had private access to him. As people of Pentecost, this is in one sense easier for us to swallow today. But even so, it is striking how insular Christians can get. Maybe it’s because I […]
John 17:6-19
Easter 7B
[…] Peter’s impending implosion but of the failure of them all. Yet here is how he prayed about those very same people. The good news is that post- Pentecost, everything Jesus expresses here about his band of followers would come true. But even at the moment, it was finally an act of love that Jesus […]
John 17:6-19
Easter 7B
[…] Peter’s impending implosion but of the failure of them all. Yet here is how he prayed about those very same people. The good news is that post- Pentecost, everything Jesus expresses here about his band of followers would come true. But even at the moment, it was finally an act of love that Jesus […]
John 17:1-11
Easter 7A
[…] see it. There is a lot going on in this oft-called “High Priestly Prayer” of Jesus in John 17. But on the Sunday between the Ascension and Pentecost when the Lectionary assigns this particular text, we are reminded that although Jesus has gone away physically and is now in session at the right hand […]
Psalm 47
Easter 7B
[…] it is. This isn’t an impossible task for us because in a very real sense it’s not a task at all. It’s who we are by grace. Pentecost is coming up in two weeks. We are drenched in the Spirit’s presence now and as a result of that divine gift, everything changes. God has […]
Psalm 97
Easter 7C
[…] helps us see the earth-shaking importance of Christ’s Ascension, which we celebrate on this seventh Sunday of the Easter season. As Easter fades into the distance and Pentecost rustles just around the corner, we need to be reminded that the ascension of Christ was as important as his resurrection. Indeed, an old preacher friend […]
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