When All Seems Lost | A Visual Meditation on Holy Saturday
A Visual Meditation on Holy Saturday and the Easter Vigil.
My God! Why Have You Forsaken Me?!?
A visual meditation on Good Friday from the Gospel of Matthew.
On The Night In Which He Was Betrayed…
A Visual Meditation on Maundy Thursday.
He Is Risen! | Visual Resources for Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for April 9, 2023. It is Easter Sunday, so both lectionaries call for Matthew’s version of Jesus’ Resurrection in Matthew 28:1-10.
Palm Sunday | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries for April 2, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for April 2, 2023. It is Palm Sunday, so both lectionaries call for Matthew’s version of the Triumphal Entry. The Narrative Lectionary is only focused on Matthew 21:1-17. The Revised Common Lectionary is focused on Matthew 21:1-11 for the Triumphal Entry, but then calls for either the entire passion week in Matthew 26:14-27:66 or only Matthew 27:11-54.
Signs of the End | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries for March 26, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for March 26, 2023. Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead in John 11 and Jesus tells the parable of the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25. Both events point to the end of the age and the coming passion of the Christ.
Walk in the Light | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries for March 19, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the fourth Sunday of Lent, March 19, 2023, from both the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary.
By What Authority…? | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries for March 12, 2023
In this third week of Lent we explore visual resources for both the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for March 12, 2023. The RCL takes us to Exodus 17 with Moses bringing water from the rock, Romans 5 where the Spirit pours out grace, and John 4 where Jesus offers living water to the woman at the Well. The Narrative Lectionary takes us to a confrontation about Jesus’ authority and his parable of the wedding banquet.
The Abundance of God | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries for March 5, 2023
In this second week of Lent we explore the generosity and abundance of God. The Revised Common Lectionary takes us to John 3:1-17 where Jesus talks about God’s love for the world with Nicodemus. The Narrative Lectionary takes us to the parable that Jesus tells following the encounter with the rich young ruler where a vineyard owner pays all the workers the same wage, no matter how long they had worked in the field.
Ash Wednesday and The Beginning of Lent | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries
Lent begins this week with Ash Wedneday and the first Sunday of Lent. The RCL takes us to Matthew 6 for Ash Wednesday and Matthew 4 for Sunday. The Narrative Lectionary continues walking through the story of Matthew and lands in the Community Discourse of Matthew 18. This post has visual resources for all these passages.
