Jeremy Thompson

Tag: Luke

  • Sitting, Dwelling and the Unworthiness of the Messenger

    There is a thread that runs through all of the lectionary readings for today. We see in Isaiah, Paul in 1 Corinthians and Peter in the Gospel reading the unworthiness of the messenger. This is evident in any number of ways in Isaiah 6, but one of the aspects of the reading I noticed is…

  • Re-struck by How Little Christmas Material is in the Bible

    Today’s New Testament lectionary reading should look familiar.  That’s because it is made up of the lectionary readings from 12/17 and 12/18.  As I noticed that, it made me think of just how little Christmas material there is to choose from when developing the lectionary for this season.  There’s none in Mark or John.  And,…