Three Years of Divergences!
It’s hard to believe it, but in just a few weeks (6 Easter), I will reach the third anniversary of the very first Divergence on the Lectionary. I will have published one for (almost) every Sunday of the three-year cycle. (There will be one or two Sundays during the Season after Pentecost that I’ll have […]
Peter Hegseth, Andrew Tate, and the Challenge to Christian Masculinity
When I first woke up in the wee hours of the night with this paper on my heart, it had a more controversial title. It ended with “and the Failure of Christian Masculinity.” But Christian Masculinity hasn’t failed, it just hasn’t yet met the challenges it faces. People were surprised by the hard right turn […]
Psalm 34
1 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.2 My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.4 I sought the Lord, and He heard […]
Psalm 32
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long.4 For day and night Your hand was heavy […]
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 8, Year B (track one)
First Reading 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 (omitted verses in italics) After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag. And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul’s camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came […]
Revelation – A Manifesto of Joy
Revelation – A Manifesto of Joy will be a six week Zoom discussion of the most fascinating and confusing book in the Bible. (First six Fridays in Lent at Noon, EST) In it we’ll try to discover not just the social and religious background for Revelation, but also try to unearth the Gospel that lies […]
Divergence on the Lectionary – First Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B
First Reading Genesis 1:1–5 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And […]
The Rock
Once upon a time, there was a rock. The Rock had stood alone and proud at the top of the mountain for as long as anyone could remember. It was bleak, and cold and windy at the top of the mountain but the Rock liked it that way. Alone. Up here, the Rock was king. […]
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 14, Year C (track one)
(To download a more easily printable PDF version, please click here.) First Reading Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the LORD has […]
