Break Open the Word

The Readings for The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8) I Kings 19:15-16, 19-21 Psalm 16 Galatians 5:1,13-25 Saint Luke 9:51-62                                                                                                                                       Elijah and Elisha BACKGROUND When does God move into our lives with a call for...

The Readings for The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7) Isaiah 65:1-9 Psalm 22 Galatians 3:23-29 Saint Luke 8:26-39                                                                                                             … and my servants shall settle there .        BACKGROUND We are so familiar with the divisions of the Bible that we are often not aware of earlier redactions of the text.  Today we read from “Third Isaiah” who’s theolo...

The Readings for The Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6) II Samuel 11:26 – 12:10, 13-15 Psalm 32 Galatians 2:15-21 Saint Luke 7:36 – 8:3                                                                                               David is confronted by the Prophet Nathan     BACKGROUND We have a reading this Sunday from II Samuel.   Actually I and II Samuel and I and II Kings, are regarded as being a single collection, later divided into the divisions above by the King James’ translation of the Bible.   In actuality, the bo...