Delmer and I had 14 great years of writing and producing the Lectionary Lab blog and podcast… along with sharing workshop time with a bunch of you. Those were the “salad days” and shall never be repeated. But, I have been kicking around an idea for a lectionary preaching resource that I’d like to put out here and give it a whirl for the upcoming season of Lent.

This will NOT be the format of the former Lectionary Lab — which, by the way, is pretty much officially defunct. Our web address no longer works, and the archive has been on its last legs for some time now. But, I would like to do something to help the toil of working pastors be a little easier and more efficient, if possible. So, I’m trying out Lectionary.pro, a mostly-digital resource that can be viewed on smartphones, tablets, and — or course — computers. Lectionary.pro will have both a written and spoken element each week, for those that prefer to listen rather than read.

I wanted to call this resource Lectionary.go, but that won’t make a URL; so, Lectionary.pro was the second choice. After all, we are professionals at what we do, are we not? In addition to the Revised Common Lectionary texts each week, Lectionary.pro will also have a section for the Narrative Lectionary (a request that we had frequently back in the day.)

Very brief summary comments for each text, some common threads that unite the readings, and some suggestions for building a sermon. That’s about it. I will miss the sermons and stories from my Bubba, Delmer Chilton… but, who knows? We might talk him into a guest appearance every once in a while!

So, I will put out the material for the 5 Sundays in Lent, as well as Palm/Passion Sunday here on this site. Again, if you’d prefer not to receive it, feel free to exercise your option to unsubscribe. Let me know what you think in the comments from week to week. If enough people find it useful, we’ll let’er rip for Holy Week, Eastertide, and at least through Pentecost.

Thanks again… and see you soon for Lectionary.pro!

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