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A Simple Desire
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A Simple Desire
Since 2015 Commenting on the Revised Common Lectionary
- Third Sunday After Epiphany, Year A 2025: Gospel Passage – Jesus becomes . . more Jesus“Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by… Read more: Third Sunday After Epiphany, Year A 2025: Gospel Passage – Jesus becomes . . more Jesus
- Third Sunday After Epiphany, Year A 2025: Old Testament Passage – Praise for the Prophet Isaiah, but also education“But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.” (Isaiah 9:1) The… Read more: Third Sunday After Epiphany, Year A 2025: Old Testament Passage – Praise for the Prophet Isaiah, but also education
- Second Sunday After Epiphany, Year A 2025: Psalm Passage – From little things comes great faith“I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.” (Psalm 40:1) I feel like I made a great “reveal” yesterday, so I wanted to talk more about it. Or more precisely, the Psalm scripture for this week drew me out – so no “Preacher & Seeker” today. I said my… Read more: Second Sunday After Epiphany, Year A 2025: Psalm Passage – From little things comes great faith
- Second Sunday After Epiphany, Year A 2025: Epistle Passage – Looking for the big things, but finding the small ones“Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus… Read more: Second Sunday After Epiphany, Year A 2025: Epistle Passage – Looking for the big things, but finding the small ones
- Second Sunday After Epiphany, Year A 2025: Gospel Passage – Day after Jesus’ Baptism“The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him, but I… Read more: Second Sunday After Epiphany, Year A 2025: Gospel Passage – Day after Jesus’ Baptism
- Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Year A 2025: Old Testament Passage – The History & Prophecy of the Story“Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.” (Isaiah 42:1) I want to say that this does not point to only Jesus; there were others who were called to bring justice and used the… Read more: Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Year A 2025: Old Testament Passage – The History & Prophecy of the Story
- Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Year A 2025: Epistle Passage – The Effect & Aftermath of the Story“Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every people anyone who fears him and practices righteousness is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ–he is Lord of all.” (Acts 10:34 – 36) Peter… Read more: Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Year A 2025: Epistle Passage – The Effect & Aftermath of the Story
- Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Year A 2025: Gospel Passage – The Story“Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” (Matthew 3:13 – 14) John had been preaching about a man of God who had been sent to the Jews to… Read more: Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Year A 2025: Gospel Passage – The Story
- Epiphany, Year A 2025: Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle & Gospel Passages – The Coming of Insight & Understanding Concerning Jesus“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.” (Isaiah 60:1) After all these years, I still need to sometimes refresh my memory as to what the meaning of the high celebrations of the church year mean. And thus have some idea as to what to write.… Read more: Epiphany, Year A 2025: Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle & Gospel Passages – The Coming of Insight & Understanding Concerning Jesus
- Second Sunday After Christmas, Year A 2025: Epistle Passage – When Wisdom came to humanity, in a different way“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love.” (Ephesians 1:3 – 4) That is a lot… Read more: Second Sunday After Christmas, Year A 2025: Epistle Passage – When Wisdom came to humanity, in a different way
- Second Sunday After Christmas, Year A 2025: Alternate Old Testament Passage – When Wisdom came to humanity“Wisdom praises herself and tells of her glory in the midst of her people.” (Sirach 24:1) Evidently Wisdom is not modest or shy about herself. I am not sure how I feel about that. It is not that I expected Wisdom to be modest. Small letter “wisdom” is pretty obvious when one encounters it, so… Read more: Second Sunday After Christmas, Year A 2025: Alternate Old Testament Passage – When Wisdom came to humanity
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