Category Archives: Lent

Lenten Readings: Day 30

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Zeal is Not Enough In today’s second reading from the Daily Office Lectionary Paul describes zealous Jews as still being ignorant of the righteousness of God, as they do not recognise Jesus as the Messiah. Of course, Paul was like … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 29

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Stumbling and Questioning Paul in today’s second reading from the Daily Office Lectionary continues to struggle with God’s justice. While committed to the idea that God is just, he also is dealing with the idea that God is in control. … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 28

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Is God Just? So apparently I cannot count. I wrote two blog posts labelled “Day 22” and somehow did not notice. Anyway, today is Day 28! Paul returns to consider his people, and the justice of God. Rom 9.1–18 I … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 26

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Predestination and the Power of Love Today’s second reading from the Daily Office Lectionary echoes down twenty cenuries and has been deeply influential. Rom 8.28–39 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 25

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Creation Groaning in Labour Pains Paul in today’s second reading from the Daily Office Lectionary is encouraging the readers/hearers of his Letter to the Romans to live by the Spirit, as he himself does. The benefits are significant, in his … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 24

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Spirit Today’s second reading from the Daily Office Lectionary continues with Paul’s Letter to the Romans. After the interpretive issues that bedevilled the readings of the past few days today’s reading is relatively clear. By now we are used to the … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 23

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Martin Luther and the Introspective Conscience of the West Martin Luther loved Paul’s Letter to the Romans. He thought Christians should study it every day and memorize every word. He wrote in the Preface to his Commentary on the Epistle … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 22

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

In Which I Am Confused By The Apostle Paul Today’s second reading from the Daily Office Lectionary is a strange one. Listen in: Rom 7.1–12 Do you not know, brothers and sisters—for I am speaking to those who know the … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 22

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Beyond Good and Evil? Today is March 25, 2017, so strictly speaking the readings from the Daily Office Lectionary today are not those for the Saturday after the Third Sunday in Lent, but those for the Feast of the Annunciation … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 21

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Burial by Water Neil Gaiman writes incredibly creepy stories, and in his landmark “Sandman” comic series one of the creepiest is Cerements (Sandman #55, collected in World’s End). It describes a city called Litharge, somewhere that is not quite this … Continue reading →

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