#Lectionary

[lionofchaeronea]

The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen (from the Saint Stephen Triptych), Peter Paul Rubens, 1616-17

#Eastertide #lectionary #art #art history #Rubens #Peter Paul Rubens #religious art #Biblical art #Christian art #Christianity #Book of Acts #Saint Stephen #Baroque #Baroque art #Flemish Baroque #Flemish art #17th century art #oil on canvas #Musee des Beaux-Arts de Valenciennes

[rivikah]

Change

The inclusion of Gentiles in the Christian community was a big deal. The first followers of Jesus seem to have initially thought that they were building a community of Jews. In this week’s passage, the Holy Spirit says otherwise. This is a massive shift. Here in 2024, Christianity is no longer Jewish and has spent much of the last two millennia shaping itself in opposition to Jewish identity. To…

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#Easter 6 #Lectionary #Year B

[dzgrizzle]

The Rev. Wilda Gafney, a Hebrew Bible professor and Episcopal priest, selected readings for Sundays and holy days that center biblical women’s stories and perspectives. Her translations incorporate more feminine and gender-neutral language for the divine. A growing number of Episcopal congregations are testing out “A Women's Lectionary” this season and offering positive feedback.

#liturgy & music #Episcopal #Lectionary

[insteading]

The thing about reading scriptural texts on a recurring cycle is that, if you stay within a liturgical faith tradition for over three years, you're going to hear texts more than once. Does this sometimes mean tuning out because you think "I've heard this before, many many times"? Sure. But it's also kind of like seasonally rereading a book.

The Pentecost texts ... in different years, different images grab me. Thinking of the Spirit as breath is especially powerful when I think about people rescued from drowning who are alive because someone breathed into them. Or when I think about how my city's asthma rates and life expectancy vary dramatically, based on how close someone lives to an industrial neighborhood or a highway.

Thinking of the Spirit as fire grabs me whenever I've started something new and scary. Just imagining a roomful of people burning with joy, excitement, purpose, and a reserve of strength and courage they didn't know they had? YES PLEASE, I would like that.

This year what caught me was the farewell text. The apostles are listening to their teacher and friend-- whom they'd lost to state-sponsored torture and execution, and who came inexplicably back into their lives, but who has to leave them for good? But it doesn't feel like it's good at all? Because they're going to be living, alone, in the empire that killed him, that wants to kill them too. But he says "I'm sending you an advocate." Anyway: that's what caught me this year, thinking of people locked up in dangerous and soul-destroying conditions over bullshit. Or locked up because we as a society don't believe in repair enough to try it.

ANYWAY: now thinking of the Spirit as a really good defense attorney.

#church stuff #lectionary #liturgical year #pentecost #metaphors for the holy spirit #air / passion / advocacy are things we all need whether we're religious or not #and i hope you have them in your life

[nebraskaenergy]

Cantate

First I want to thank Nicholas for the link to the Sarum Rite. I’m thinking about something and if it comes to fruition that will be very helpful. Prayer of the Day O God, form the minds of your fauthfull people into a single will. Make us love what you command and desire what you promise, that, amid all the changes of this world, our hearts may be fixed where true joy is fund, through your Son,…

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#Cantate Sunday #Christianity #History #Lectionary #Lutheranism

[stpauls-milaca]

Last Call for Readers

Last Call for Holy Week Triduum Readers

I am assigning readers to read for Good Friday and Easter Vigil today and tomorrow. If you have not reached out to me and confirmed that you’d like to read a Scripture lesson for either Good Friday or Easter Vigil (or both), please email me or text me ASAP. Thank you for helping and serving the Lord in this important way! Pastor [email protected] or text the church at 320-982-6703

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#easter vigil #good friday #holy week #lectionary #news #readers #scripture

[millennialpastor]

Mark and the Year B Lectionary - Pastor Thoughts

This year we are in Lectionary year B, which is the year of Mark. For those who might be wondering, the lectionary is the 3-year cycle of appointed readings for every Sunday (every day in fact) of the church year.  The lectionary that we use is called the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL), which is used by many churches and denominations around the world. The lectionary was created by a committee…

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#Church #lectionary #Pastor Thoughts

[denminn]

Sermon: Resurrection Means Hope

"The resurrection is about a sense of hope. Remember I talked about the Iron Curtain and apartheid and Jim Crow? All of those things are gone. Resurrection means death doesn’t win. "

Photo by Lynnelle Richardson on Pexels.com Easter Sunday | Matthew 28:1-10 | April 9, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching Christ Is Risen! We say that every Easter, but do we believe it?  Do we believe that Christ who died on a cross in the most excruciating way possible was able to defeat death? Do we believe that Christ rose from the dead? Not metaphorically, but physically? It’s too fantastical…

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#Disciples of Christ #first christian church #lectionary #mainline churches #matthew #preaching #religion #Youtube

[beardedtheologians]

3.16.23 Beardcast Ephesians 5:8-14

This week on the Beardcast Matt and Zach talk about Ephesians 5:8-14. Connect with the Bearded Theologians at https://www.linktr.ee/Beardedtheologians

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#Beardcast #beardedtheologians #beards #Blogging #Ephesians #God #Holy Spirit #Jesus #lectioanry #Lectionary #Matt Franks #Paul #podcast #theology #vodcast #Zach Bechtold #Youtube

[deathcab4lu]

Dear brothers and sisters,

This week, we are called to reflect on the words of the prophet Isaiah and their significance for our lives as Christians. In the spirit of Stanley Hauerwas, let us consider the way in which these ancient words continue to challenge and shape us today, especially in light of the recent rise in gun violence.

As we read the words of Isaiah, we are struck by the prophetic voice calling out to a people who have lost their way, who have forgotten the God who saved them. We are reminded that the prophetic tradition is not just about predicting the future, but about speaking truth to power in the present.

In the spirit of Hauerwas, we must remember that the prophetic tradition calls us to a life of faithful obedience, even in the face of great opposition. We are called to live lives that embody the truth of the gospel, and to be a witness to the world around us of the power of God's love and grace.

Karl Barth, one of the great theologians of the 20th century, reminds us that true obedience is rooted in a deep sense of God's grace. Through faith in Jesus Christ, we are saved not by our own works, but by the free gift of God's love. In this light, we might hear in Isaiah's words a call to trust in God's steadfast love, even when the world around us seems to be collapsing, as in the recent rise of gun violence.

Just as the people of Israel were called to live in the truth of God's grace, so too are we called to live in the truth of God's grace today. We are called to trust in God's promises, and to live lives that reflect the reality of God's grace. This includes speaking out against the evil of gun violence and working for peace and justice in our communities.

Similarly, Flemming Rutledge reminds us that the prophetic tradition is not just about individual piety, but about participating in God's mission of justice and healing in the world. In this light, we might hear in Isaiah's words a call to work for the common good, to stand in solidarity with the marginalized and oppressed, including the victims of gun violence, and to embody the transformative love of God in all that we do.

So let us be encouraged this week by the words of the prophet Isaiah, and let us commit ourselves anew to living lives of faithful obedience to God. May we be strengthened by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and may we be empowered to participate in God's mission of justice and healing in the world, especially in the face of the recent rise in gun violence.

As we listen to the voice of the prophet, let us remember that we too are called to be prophets, called to speak truth to power, and called to live lives of faithful obedience to God. May we have the courage to live out this calling, and may we be a witness to the grace and love of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen."

#stanley hauerwas #karl barth #fleming rutledge #chatgpt #lectionary #isaiah

[lionofchaeronea]

The Raising of Lazarus, Léon Bonnat, 1857

#Lent #lectionary #art #art history #Leon Bonnat #religious art #Biblical art #Christian art #Christianity #New Testament #Gospels #Gospel of John #Lazarus #Raising of Lazarus #Miracles of Christ #French art #19th century art #color on canvas

[rivikah]

Rally

The Gospels are part narrative and part theology and sometimes those parts sit in tension with each other. Let’s start with the narrative as John tells it Jesus is anointed, he parades into Jerusalem being hailed as king, and then he gives this speech about self sacrifice. The narrator assures us that he’s talking about his own sacrifice, his own death, and of course this narrative was written…

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#Lectionary #Lent 5 #Year B

[magicalpostdeer]

#psalms #bible #revised common lectionary

[iirulancorrino]

“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain.”

#banger easter lectionary this year #thinking back to how unhappy and stressed out I was during Holy Week last year and feeling so grateful

[nebraskaenergy]

Jubilate

Prayer of the day God of all power, you called from death our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep. Sendus as shepherds to rescue the lost, to heal the injured, and to feed one anothr with knowledge and understanding; through our Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. The Old Testament reading is Isaiah 40:25– 31 To whom…

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#Christianity #History #Jubilate #Lectionary #Lutheranism

[thesparrow1996]

the guy that wrote drive was originally supposed to write kenobi and they fired him i am calling down fire on literally everyone who works at disney

#this post brought to you by yesterday’s lectionary readings #star wars #e.txt