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Lingering on the Lectionary: Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?  Reflection on the readings for August 22 from the Revised Common Lectionary (Year B, Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost). Texts: 1 Kgs 8.1–43; Ps 84; Jn 6.56–69; Eph 6.10–20.

Lingering on the Lectionary: The Terror and Comfort of Pursuing Wisdom Reflection on the readings for August 15 from the Revised Common Lectionary (Year B, Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost). Texts: 1 Kgs 3:3–14; Ps 111; Jn 6:51–58; Eph 5:15–20.   

In this discussion, I talk with Jonathan D. Watson about his new book: In The Name of Our Lord: Four Models of the Relationship Between Baptism, Catechesis, and Communion (Lexham Press).   Jonathan is Chair and Associate Professor of Christian Studies at Charleston Southern University. In our discussion, he shares his insights on the logic of the church's liturgy, the beauty of the gospel, and the significance of what we do as a gathered congregation of believers.   I also confess that I once called ecclesiology the most boring loci in all of Systematic Theology.    Thanks for listening!   Buy his book! https://amzn.to/2Uert7p   Read One of His Related Journal Articles "The Ongoing 'Use' of Baptism: A Hole in the Baptist (Systematic) Baptistery"

Lingering on the Lectionary: Reflection on the readings for June 27 from the Revised Common Lectionary (Year B, Fifth Sunday after Pentecost). Texts: 2 Sam 1:1, 17–27 Psalm 130 Mark 5:21–43.