Lectionary Links:Narrative Lectionary

4th Sunday of Advent Year 2: December 22, 2019 Luke 1:5-13 [14-25] 57-80 Peaceful Pieces by Anna Grossnickle Hines (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: There is a lot going on in Luke this week, and it all centers on John the Baptist. If we focus on Zachariah’s song in verses 67-80,

3rd Sunday of Advent Year 2: December 15, 2019 Ezra 1:1-4; 3:1-4, 10-13 What You Know First by Patricia MacLachlan (Written for ages 5-8) Comment: It’s important to hang onto family stories. In MacLachlan’s book, a young girl learns that she and her family will be leaving home.

2nd Sunday of Advent Year 2: December 8, 2019 Isaiah 40:1-11 Monkey Not Ready for Kindergarten by Marc Brown (Written for ages 3 to 7) Comment: Advent is a time when we try to follow the call to “prepare the way of the Lord” as we anticipate Jesus’ return to the world. This

1st Sunday of Advent Year 2: December 1, 2019 Jeremiah 33:14-18 Howard B Wigglebottom on Yes or No by Howard Binkow (Written for ages 4 to 8) Comment:  This passage does something remarkable, at once looking both backward and forward in time in order to discover hope. Jeremiah,

Christ the King Sunday Year 2: November 24, 2019 2 Kings 22:1-10 [11-20]; 23:1-3 When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: Commentator Rolfe Jacobson rightly points out that the central irony of this story – about people rediscovering an ancient

23rd Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: November 17 Isaiah 5:1-7; 11:1-5 What Do You Do with an Idea by Kobi Yamada (Written for ages 5-8) Comment: These two poetic passages from the prophet Isaiah are paired together in order to depict the full depth of God’s judgment as well as the

22nd Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: November 10, 2019 Hosea 11:1-9 The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown (Written for ages 2-4) Comment:  This beautiful passage from Hosea uses the parent-child metaphor to describe the relationship between God and humankind. The Lord recounts

21st Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: November 3, 2019 1 Kings 18:[17-19] 20-39 Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett (Written for ages 3-6) Comment:  This story, in which Elijah calls down fire from heaven to set a soaking wet altar ablaze, is the first honest-to-goodness miracle that we’ve

20th Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: October 20, 2019 2 Samuel 5:1-5; 6:1-5; Psalm 150 An Awesome Book of Thanks by Dallas Clayton (Written for ages 4-7) Comment: The story of David bringing the Ark to Jerusalem with song and dancing is a concrete example of worship – celebrating