2 Corinthians 12:10-19 Luke 4:37-44

2 Corinthians 12:20-13:2 Luke 5:12-16

2 Corinthians 13:3-14 Luke 5:33-39

Galatians 1:1-10, 20-2:5 Luke 6:12-19

Galatians 2:6-10 Luke 6:17-23

Galatians 2:11-16 Luke 6:24-30

Galatians 2:21-3:7 Luke 6:37-45

Galatians 3:15-22 Luke 6:46-7:1

Galatians 3:23-4:5 Luke 7:17-30

Galatians 4:8-21 Luke 7:31-35

Galatians 4:28-5:10 Luke 7:36-50

Galatians 5:11-21 Luke 8:1-3

Galatians 6:2-10 Luke 8:22-25

Ephesians 1:1-9 Luke 9:7-11

Ephesians 1:7-17 Luke 9:12-18

Ephesians 1:22-2:3 Luke 9:18-22

Ephesians 2:19-3:7 Luke 9:23-27

Ephesians 3:8-21 Luke 9:44-50

Ephesians 4:14-19 Luke 9:49-56

Ephesians 4:17-25 Luke 10:1-15

Ephesians 4:25-32 Luke 10:22-24

Ephesians 5:20-26 Luke 11:1-10

Ephesians 5:25-33 Luke 11:9-13

Ephesians 5:33-6:9 Luke 11:14-23

Ephesians 6:18-24 Luke 11:23-26

Philippians 1:1-7 Luke 11:29-33

Philippians 1:8-14 Luke 11:34-41

Philippians 1:12-20 Luke 11:42-46

Philippians 1:20-27 Luke 11:47-12:1

Philippians 1:27-2:4 Luke 12:2-12

Philippians 2:12-16 Luke 12:13-15, 22-31

Philippians 2:17-23 Luke 12:42-48

Philippians 2:24-30 Luke 12:48-59

Philippians 3:1-8 Luke 13:1-9

Philippians 3:8-19 Luke 13:31-35

Philippians 4:10-23 Luke 14:12-15

Colossians 1:1-2, 7-11 Luke 14:25-35

Colossians 1:18-23 Luke 15:1-10

As we approach the Sunday of the Adoration of the Cross during Great Lent, Dr. Humphrey reviews the scriptural passages which will be read and reflects on the obedience of Christ and our own obedience.

As we approach the Feast of Feasts, Dr. Humphrey takes us again to the Old Testament to illumine the Paschal New Testament readings including the story of the Prophet Jonah as well as the Three Youths in the fire.

When the women came to the tomb, they declare HE is not here. Where have they taken HIS body. Dr. Humphrey explores the significance of the wording by looking into the Old testament.

Professor Humphrey here tackles the difficult passage of Romans 10:1-10, showing that it echoes Deuteronomy 30. Here we see the mistake of interpreting the religion of Israel as a cold and legalistic religion of laws, and are called to generosity of spirit in praying for all who do not know Christ, including the Jewish people, whom St. Paul declares to be “beloved for the sake of their forefathers.”

What do the martyrdom of John the Forerunner and the weakness of Herod have to say to twenty-first century North American Christians? Explore the implications of John’s beheading and St. Paul’s description of the Forerunner, with the help of Psalm 2 and Malachi 4.

Consider how God’s admonition to empathy in Deuteronomy helps us to understand the readings for this coming Divine Liturgy, and their stress upon true riches and true status. Readings: Ephesians 4:1-7; Luke 12:16-21; Deuteronomy 15:11-15; 16:11-12; 24:14-22

We consider the donkey who bore Jesus into Jerusalem and, with St. Mary of Bethany (John 12:1-18), contemplate the beautiful but surprising acts of God (Philippian 4:4-9) in the light of Numbers 22; Zechariah 9:9, and select poems from G. K. Chesterton, William Blake, and Samuel Crossman.

This Sunday we listen in on Jesus’ appearance to the eleven, and then his special visit with St. Thomas, learning, with the help of the epistle of John, how Jesus is LORD and God over the whole created order. He answers our sensory questions, and not simply the abstract “spiritual” problems of life, bringing us to know Him intimately. John 20:19-31; 1 John 1:1-7 Genesis 2; Exodus 3

Our readings for this Sunday before Ascension are dramatic stories of Jesus’s healing of the blind man, and the conversion of the jailer after Paul and Silas had been wrongfully imprisoned (John 9:1-38; Acts 16:16-35). Psalm 2 and Daniel 7 help us to understand the authority (and compassion) of the Son of Man, and lead us to reflect upon our place in an increasingly hostile world, where both religious and political powers may not appreciate the glory of the Lord, or our solidarity with Him.

The “unnecessary” stories of the three youths (in Daniel 3 and The Song of Azariah) and of St. Joseph, husband of the Theotokos (Matthew 1) are illumined by God’s care for the humble in Deuteronomy 10:14-21.

Daring to be Different: Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Second of Luke, and feast day of the Apostle Ananias. Our readings for this week (2 Cor 6:16-18, 7:1; Luke 6:31-36) bring us face-to-face with an uncomfortable part of our faith: we are to be “holy” or different. We look to the challenge God gives to Israel in Exodus, and the promises to fulfill this holiness in the prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel to help us to understand our calling.

This week we consider the reading from Acts 16 for the sixth Sunday of Easter, reading it in the light of Psalm 1. These readings discloses different mindsets, some to caution us, some to be our models, as we follow Christ on the Way.