First Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6 Today’s reading builds on the common, ancient Near Eastern metaphor of the king as shepherd. Judah’s […]
First Reading: Malachi 4:1-2a Malachi, whose name means “my messenger,” warns that “the day is coming.” On that day, the […]
FIRST READING: Jeremiah 31:31-34 The renewed covenant will not be breakable, but like the old covenant it will expect the […]
Sunday     10/23/2022      Summary   FIRST READING: Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22 In a time of drought, the people pray […]
Sunday    10/16/2022     Summary   FIRST READING: Genesis 32:22-31 Returning to the home he had fled many years before […]
Sunday    10/9/2022     Summary   FIRST READING: 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c Naaman, a Syrian general, suffers from leprosy. In […]
Sunday   10/2/2022      Summary   FIRST READING: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Injustice and violence in the time leading up to […]
Sunday   9/25/2022    Summary   FIRST READING: Amos 6:1a, 4-7 The prophet Amos announces that Israel’s great wealth is a cause […]
Sunday   9/18/2022     Summary   FIRST READING: Amos 8:4-7 Amos was called by God to prophesy in the Northern Kingdom […]
Sunday   9/11/2022   Summary   FIRST READING: Exodus 32:7-14 While Moses is on Mount Sinai, the people grow restless and make […]