Color: Green Scripture Readings: Proverbs 1:20-33; Psalm 19; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38 Theme Ideas Proverbs, James, and Mark all agree: Willful people do foolish and destructive… read more

Color: Green Scripture Readings: Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Theme Ideas In luscious imagery and aromatic detail, the Song… read more

Color: Green Scripture Readings: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14; Psalm 111; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 Theme Ideas Three of today’s lections deal explicitly with wisdom and… read more

Color: Green Scripture Readings: 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33; Psalm 130; Ephesians 4:25–5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 Theme Ideas The story of Absalom’s death reads like a… read more

Color: Green Scripture Readings: 2 Samuel 11:1-15; Psalm 14; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 Theme Ideas We can be as thick as bricks sometimes. Fools say in their hearts… read more

Color: Green Scripture Readings: 1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49; Psalm 9:9-20; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41 Theme Ideas Battles, vengeance, adversity, and suffering… read more