A project of the Truth and Democracy Coalition
Historically grounded Sunday scripture reflections for people who want faith connected to justice and present-day concerns.
Scripture for a living community
Modern Lectionaries works with the Revised Common Lectionary to create reflections that take scripture, history, and the present seriously. The project helps readers resist shallow readings and discover how a passage can speak with depth.
It serves clergy, ministers, preachers, faith leaders, and people who want to study the Bible with both intellectual honesty and a concern for justice.
Scripture in context
A lectionary reflection can do more than summarize a passage. It can ask who first heard these words, what pressures shaped the community, and how translation, genre, and history affect interpretation.
Preaching with purpose
The goal is not a ready-made sermon. It is a thoughtful starting point for preaching that names real concerns, resists easy proof-texting, and invites people to live their faith with courage and compassion.
Faith, justice, and common life
These resources connect scripture with the lives of congregations and the wider public. They make room for questions about justice, responsibility, belonging, and the choices communities face together.
For leaders and learners
Use the project as a weekly companion, a preaching prompt, or a doorway into deeper study.
Find context and questions that help a sermon meet the text honestly and speak to a real congregation.
Bring thoughtful prompts to a group that wants room for history, doubt, faith, and conversation.
Explore how scripture shapes public responsibility, compassion, and the common life of a community.
Questions about the project
It is a historically aware reflection on the weekly Revised Common Lectionary readings. It considers the text’s setting and meaning, then connects that study with the questions people face now.
The project is for clergy, ministers, preachers, Bible study leaders, students, and anyone who wants scripture connected to justice and present-day concerns.
The site offers reading reflections, background for preaching and teaching, theological questions, and practical ways to connect faith with common life.
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