Luke’s Nativity Story. I call Luke 1–2 a prelude instead of a prologue because of how the Nativity drama is composed around three canticles: Mary’s “Magnificat” (1:46–55); Zechariah’s “Benedictus” (1:68–79); and Simeon’s “Nunc Dimittis” (2:29–32). The long tradition of singing carols during Advent and Christmas is rooted singularly in Luke’s narrative.Â
This is the second of a series of commentaries on Lukan Gospel readings that lie at the intersection of the Year C Revised Common Lectionary and texts I’ve explored in Healing Affluenza and Resisting Patriarchy: Luke’s Jesus and Sabbath Economics.
Friends: Today in this space I’m beginning a year-long series of comments on Lukan gospel Year C lections.  Context: Advent marks the beginning of the Year C Revised Common Lectionary’s journey through Luke for the Sunday Gospel reading. Tomorrow’s 2nd Sunday of Advent brings the first of the readings that lie at the intersection…
The lectionary Gospel reading for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (Oct 27) was Mark 10:45-52: the tale of Bartimaeus. The following meditation celebrates the triennial “Feast of Bartimaeus,” and includes parts that Ched shared on the Oct 24th Sabeel Wave of Prayer
Last week the wonderful Janet Wolf invited us to send a message to our friend and mentor Marion Wright Edelman for her 85th birthday on June 6th. Here’s what I wrote:  Dearest Marion:  We have so missed seeing you each summer at the Proctor Institute; the last  time was, 2019, pre-Covid! I want you to…
Ched’s short (11 min) video tribute to Norman Gottwald was used at a memorial session at the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting in Denver, in November 2022.
by Ched Myers (BCM ENews, October, 2022) Luke’s middle part (roughly chapters 9-19) is called by scholars the “Special Section” because it mostly consists of uniquely Lukan material. The backbone of this sequence’s architecture is a remarkable series of stories about rich men. They articulate a searing critique of “Affluenza,” but culminate in the surprising…
by Ched Myers $5.00 (electronic versions only) Email BCM to PURCHASE (group discounts apply) First published in 2002, we have just completed a refresh of the Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics booklet. It is currently available for just US$5.00, in PDF, EBook (ePub) and flipbook (browser) formats. Biblical Vision, by Ched Myers, offers seven studies…
Warning: This presentation contains graphic images and discussion of traumatic events (lynchings). Ched preached at Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship on April 11, 2021. Two years ago he gave a sermon at Garrett Evangelical Seminary titled “Resurrection and the Traumatic Somatic.” It’s one of his favorite pieces, and was published later that year in The Christian Century….
Ched Myers’ sermon at Jesus Collective this Palm Sunday 2021 reminds us of why Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem two millennia ago was a bold expression of political street theater, culminating his mission of liberation, and sealing his fate.