Lectionary Links:Narrative Lectionary

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

19th Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: October 13, 2019 Ruth 1-17 A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza (Written for ages 2-5) Comment:  Choco is a bird looking for his mother. He goes to various animals, who look nothing like him, before he finds Mrs. Bear. She wants to include Choco

18th Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: October 6, 2019 Deuteronomy 5:1-21, 6:4-9 The Worst Day of My Life EVER!  by Julia Cook (Written for ages 4-8) Comment:  RJ is really not living his best life. Waking up with gum in his hair, getting in trouble for running in school, and making

17th Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: September 29, 2019 Exodus 1:8-14 [1:15-2:10], 3:1-15 My Name is Elizabeth by Annika Dunklee (Written for ages 3-7) Comment: Elizabeth knows what she likes to be called – not Lizzie, Betsy, or Eliza, but ELIZABETH. She lists off the reasons that