The Foolishness of The Gospel | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries on January 29, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the texts in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for Sunday, January 29, 2022. This week the RCL takes us to the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 and 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. Both texts proclaim the foolishness of the Good News that Jesus offers the world. The Narrative Lectionary takes us to the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6, where we have the foolish notion that the creator of the universe actually cares about us and wants to listen.
Herod is Haunted by John | Mark 6:14-29
In Mark 6:14-29, King Herod is haunted by the memories of his heinous murder of John the Baptist. He thinks Jesus is John come back from the dead to seek revenge.
The Gospel and Politics
The Good News of Jesus is a politically subversive proclamation…at least it was in its first generation. Don’t worry, I’m not going to talk about United States politics of today, so you can take a breath. I listened to The Bible Project Podcast...
Walking Through Luke 1-9 in Pictures
Episode 8 of Drawing Through Luke walks through the first nine chapters with finished illustrations and PowerPoints.