11/29 Readings: The Heavens Opened November 23, 2020 Sunday's Readings God has come in the calling of a people, in their journey to freedom and responsibility under the law and as a nation.
11/22 Readings: The New Kingdom November 17, 2020 Sunday's Readings The prophet’s promise of a return to the land of Israel is, in Christian terms, a foreshadowing of the reign of Christ over all the peoples of the earth.
11/15 Readings: The Giver of All Good November 10, 2020 Sunday's Readings The wrong kind of fear and an incorrect understanding of God can foster a life of trepidation and caution, a life devoid of prudent risk and joy.
11/8 Readings: Order and Purgation November 2, 2020 Sunday's Readings Keep awake, Jesus says. Be prepared. Waiting is not only the wisdom of carrying extra oil but the process of purgation. Patience is the pain of being stripped and made new.
11/1 Readings: Before the Throne October 25, 2020 Sunday's Readings God has promised shelter and a good shepherd, springs of water, and the end of tears. God cannot lie and will give all these good things.
10/18 Readings: The Things That Are God’s October 14, 2020 Sunday's Readings Devotion to God does not settle what allegiance is owed to earthly powers, although it relativizes any such commitment and prohibits the deification of the state and rulers.
10/4 Readings: At All Times September 28, 2020 Sunday's Readings We owe a return of fruit not only at the time of the harvest but at any time God may request it.
9/27 Readings: Creeds September 21, 2020 Sunday's Readings, Updates In addition to the Nicene Creed, creedal-like texts in scripture and the Christian tradition articulate the deposit of faith in short, memorable passages.
9/20 Readings: Sacramentals September 14, 2020 Sunday's Readings, Updates We were made for God and are destined to repose eternally in a divine community of love. The present time is short, and we are to deepen our devotion by watchfulness and prayer.
9/13 Readings: Release September 8, 2020 Sunday's Readings, Updates The command to forgive from the heart when one’s heart has been deeply wounded may seem almost cruel, especially when the wound is fresh and wrenching.
