Year B

04 July 2021 The combination of “sentness” and dependence is a strong biblical theme, and it is clearly expressed in the readings this week. What is challenging is that [...]

27 June 2021 The grace of God, and the challenge to live graciously and lovingly, shine through in the readings of the Lectionary this week. From David’s grief over [...]

20 June 2021 How do we understand power? How do we use power effectively and creatively? In what ways does the view of power and authority that God’s Reign [...]

13 June 2021 After last week’s challenge to examine our allegiances and remain faithful to God’s Reign, this week the Lectionary offers us a message of encouragement and comfort [...]

06 June 2021 This week, following from last week’s affirmation of the dignity God gives us, we are challenged with a confrontational question. To what will we give our [...]

30 May 2021 Trinity Sunday is the only week in the year when the focus of our worship is a doctrine. This year, though, the readings move the Trinitarian [...]

23 May 2021 The power and significance of the Pentecost celebration is impossible to overstate, and this year the readings really reveal how far this gift of God’s Spirit [...]

16 May 2021 As the Easter season draws to a close, the final challenge of this part of the Lectionary, before turning to Pentecost, is for us to commit [...]

13 May 2021 As we draw near to the end of the “God’s Story” part of the Church Year, the important feast of Ascension offers some significant truths on [...]

09 May 2021 Again the Lectionary continues with the call to live a life of sacrificial love in order to know and share resurrection. This week the “one another” [...]