RCL Reflection, Day of Pentecost, Year C, June 8, 2025. Our lessons brim with hope for discouraged disciples. In light of God’s promises, we can stop wallowing in fear and doubt and hold our heads high. Pastor Sharron R. Blezard Explores. (Image: Marianite Pentecost Icon, Creative Commons)
RCL reflection, 7th Sunday of Easter, Year C, June 1, 2025. If we’re serious about following Jesus, there will be a cost. To truly be one as Jesus prays, we must be willing to pay the price and accept the cost. The Rev. Sharron Blezard explores. (Photo: Creative Commons)
RCL reflection, Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C. May 25, 2025. Peace. Could any idea be more central to our faith? Jesus tells us he gives not as the world does. We need that in our troubled world. Deacon Timothy Siburg explores. (Photo: Creative Commons)
RCL reflection, 5th Sunday of Easter, Year C. May 18, 2025. This week’s lesson from Revelation gives a glimpse of the final act of God’s redemptive drama. The passage invites us to imagine our role in God’s ongoing renewal project. The Rev. Micah Krey explores. (Photo: Creative Commons)
RCL reflection, 4th Sunday of Easter, Year C. May 11, 2025. For Good Shepherd Sunday, rich Lectionary texts highlight God’s protection and providence. For Year C, Revelation describes Jesus as both our lamb and shepherd. The Rev. Robert Blezard explores. (Photo: Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection, 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year C, May 4, 2025. Through the stories of Saul and Peter encountering the risen Christ, this week’s lessons invite contemporary disciples and seekers to ponder their own faith stories and how they have seen and experienced Jesus in a God-soaked world. (Photo: Creative Commons)
RCL reflection. 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year C. April 27, 2025. Now that we’ve rung the bells and sung “Jesus Christ is Risen Today,” the question looms: Now what? This week’s Lectionary lessons tell us that we are to be witnesses to Jesus! Deacon Timothy Siburg explores. (Image: Detail, “Doubting Thomas” by Caravaggio, 1602-03)
RCL reflection for Easter Sunday, Year C. April 20, 2025. Easter marks not only the culmination of Jesus’ earthly ministry, but also a launching point for our resurrection living. And key to that is a call to be witnesses to Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. The Rev. Micah Krey explores.
Palm/Passion Sunday, Year C, April 13, 2025. When we serve all whom we encounter in this beautiful yet broken world, we are going to get dirty. Our hands will be soiled, our hearts will be stained, and our dreams will be sullied. The Rev. Sharron R. Blezard explores. (Photo: Paukrus, Creative Commons)
RCL reflection for the 5th Sunday in Lent, Year C. April 6, 2025. The week’s lessons and the 80th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer occasion a discussion of “cheap grace” vs “costly grace.” Bonhoeffer’s best-known observation challenges us to self-reflect on our steward journey. The Rev. Robert Blezard explores. (Photo: Creative Commons)
