Monthly Archives: July 2022

Pentecost 8 C: One Binary that Matters

The Lessons for the Eighth Sunday After Pentecost are Old Testament & Psalm, Option I Old Testament      Hosea 11:1–11 Psalm                    Psalm 107:1–9, 43 or Old Testament & Psalm, Option II Old Testament      Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12–14, 2:18–23 Psalm … Continue reading

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Pentecost 7 C: Audacious Insistence on a God of Mercy

The readings for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost are: Old Testament      Hosea 1:2–10 Psalm                    Psalm 85 or Old Testament & Psalm, Option II Old Testament      Genesis 18:20–32 Psalm                    Psalm 138 New Testament     Colossians 2:6–15 (16–19) … Continue reading

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Pentecost 6 C: Doers Blessed to be Listeners and Vice Versa

The readings for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost are Old Testament & Psalm, Option I Old Testament      Amos 8:1–12 Psalm                    Psalm 52 or Old Testament & Psalm, Option II Old Testament      Genesis 18:1–10a Psalm                    Psalm 15 … Continue reading

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Pentecost 5 C: Shamed by Love

The readings for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost are Old Testament & Psalm, Option I Old Testament      Amos 7:7–17 Psalm                    Psalm 82 or Old Testament & Psalm, Option II Old Testament      Deuteronomy 30:9–14 Psalm                    Psalm 25:1–10 … Continue reading

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Pentecost 4 C: Peace Mission with No Excuses

The readings for the fourth Sunday after Pentecost are Old Testament & Psalm, Option I Old Testament      2 Kings 5:1–14 Psalm                    Psalm 30 or Old Testament & Psalm, Option II Old Testament      Isaiah 66:10–14 Psalm                    Psalm … Continue reading

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