Lectionary at Lunch

  • Deuteronomy 6:1-9

    Deuteronomy 6:1-9 is appointed for Proper 26, Series B. The fear of the Lord leads to keeping His commandments. Hear and do, because God is…

  • Deuteronomy 7:6-9

    Deuteronomy 7:6-9 is appointed for Proper 11, Series A. God’s chosen people are His treasured possession and holy to Him. Through Christ, the Holy One,…

  • Deuteronomy 32:36-39

    Deuteronomy 32:36-39 is appointed for Palm Sunday / Passion Sunday, Series C. Yahweh alone is the real, true God. Jesus is God, yet He becomes…

  • Deuteronomy 34:1-12

    Deuteronomy 34:1-12 is appointed for the Transfiguration, Series C. Moses led God’s people, was a prophet, died, and his grave is mysterious. Christ is the…

  • Deuteronomy 5:12-15

    Deuteronomy 5:12-15 is appointed for Proper 4, Series B. While you are resting on the Sabbath, remember your redemption. (Jeffrey Gibbs also discusses Mark 2:23-28.)

  • Deuteronomy 8:1-10

    Deuteronomy 8:1-10 is assigned for a Day of Thanksgiving. It shows that God’s discipline is didactic. The Law/Gospel theme is obedience to the Law versus…

  • Deuteronomy 26:5-10

    Deuteronomy 26:1-11 is appointed for Lent 1, Series C. Yahweh chose Israel and He redeemed them. Israel did not choose Yahweh, or earn or deserve…

  • Deuteronomy 26:1-11 1

    Deuteronomy 26:1-11 is appointed for Lent 1, Series C. No matter how marginalized you are, you are never beyond the reach of Yahweh’s outstretched arm(s)…

  • Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14: 2:18-26

    Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14: 2:18-26 for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, Series C. Life without the knowledge of God is meaningless.