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Rev. Emmy Kegler 6/10/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 6/10/26

Lectionary Musings from the Church Anew Blog: June 14 and 21

Each week, we’ll offer a curated selection of blog posts that speak to the upcoming lectionary texts to help spark your imagination and serve as a thought partner for you. We hope these musings meet you right where you are with a fresh, bold, and faithful witness.

Rev. Emmy Kegler 6/3/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 6/3/26

Lectionary Musings from the Church Anew Blog: June 7 and 14 (Ordinary Time)

Rev. Emmy Kegler 5/20/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 5/20/26

Lectionary Musings from the Church Anew Blog: May 24 and 31

Church Anew 5/20/26 Church Anew 5/20/26

Introducing Wonder Anew

Many of us today approach faith with both longing and skepticism. Some of us grew up in church and are reexamining inherited beliefs; others are discovering spiritual practices for the first time. Many of us are deeply invested in questions of justice, community, meaning-making, and how ancient Scripture speaks into our own lives (or even if it does).

Rev. Emmy Kegler 5/14/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 5/14/26

Lectionary Musings from the Church Anew Blog: May 14, 17, and 24

Rev. Emmy Kegler 4/16/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 4/16/26

Lectionary Musings from the Church Anew Blog: April 19 and 26 2026

Rev. Emmy Kegler 4/9/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 4/9/26

Lectionary Musings from the Church Anew Blog: April 12 and 19 2026

Rev. Emmy Kegler 3/19/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 3/19/26

Holy Week and Easter Musings 2026

Rev. Emmy Kegler 3/5/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 3/5/26

Lectionary Musings from the Church Anew Blog: March 8 and 15

Rev. Emmy Kegler 2/26/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 2/26/26

Lectionary Musings from the Church Anew Blog: March 1 and 8

Rev. Emmy Kegler 2/12/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 2/12/26

Lectionary Musings from the Church Anew Blog: February 15, 22, and Ash Wednesday

Rev. Emmy Kegler 2/5/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 2/5/26

Lectionary Musings from the Church Anew Blog: February 8 and 15

Rev. Emmy Kegler 1/30/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 1/30/26

Resources for Right Now

Resources for Right Now is a living resource crafted amid the January 2026 escalation of violent immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this collection, we hope to equip the church’s leaders with diverse ways to speak into this moment, in sermon prompts, short illustrative stories, songs new and old, and liturgy and prayers.

Rev. Emmy Kegler 1/30/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 1/30/26

Lectionary Musings from the Church Anew Blog: February 1 and 8

Rev. Emmy Kegler 1/22/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 1/22/26

Lectionary Musings from the Church Anew Blog: January 25 and February 1

Rev. Emmy Kegler 1/15/26 Rev. Emmy Kegler 1/15/26

Ministry Amidst Cataclysm: Epiphanytide Reflections

Each week we at Church Anew provide you with Lectionary Musings, a collection of previous posts related to the lectionary texts for the coming Sundays and feast days. This post is not that. This post is for my fellow ministers and church leaders staring down Sunday and wondering: How do I lead in a time like this?

Church Anew 1/9/26 Church Anew 1/9/26

In the Long Shadow of Yet Another Death

If this makes you uncomfortable, good. Let that discomfort move you toward action, toward solidarity, toward truth. This is not a moment to look away.