The Rev. Dr. H. King Oehmig writes in the Introduction: “The word ‘lectionary’ means simply ‘an ordered reading of Holy Scripture.’ To follow the lectionary is to engage in a disciplined reading of Scripture according to the wisdom of the Church—not necessarily according to one’s personal preference. In that way, persons of faith span the entirety of God’s Word—the ‘hard’ passages as well as the ‘consoling’ ones—over a three-year period, Sunday by Sunday, as well as day by day. The lectionary keeps us honest—and also from reading the Parable of the Prodigal Son over and over until we turn into mush.”

Oehmig, creator and Editor-in-Chief of Synthesis Publications, is also author of the highly regarded books Between the Lines, Reflections on the Gospels Through the Church Year and Beyond the Words: Insights on the Gospels Through the Church Year. The Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor, author of Leaving Church, writes of Oehmig: “Week after week, Oehmig sweeps his meaning detector over packed-down texts and finds fresh treasure in them, largely by setting his dial to the frequency of the culture in which we live. As faithful to the Bible as he is to human life on earth, Oehmig makes surprising connections between the two ... and shows the rest of us how to do the same ... ”

Understanding the Sunday Scriptures: A Companion to The Revised Common Lectionary Year A
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