Pastor’s Study
SAMUEL Acronym for “Scripture and Mission – UCC Electronic Library. Includes full lectionary texts, weekly themes and much more.
Oremus Bible Browser: Searchable version of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.
Bible Gateway Searchable Bible site with numerous translations including the New International, the Contemporary English, and the Amplified Bible versions.
Blue Letter Bible Look up passages and find the Strongs Lexicon and Concordance numbers for the passage as well as the comments from the “Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge”. Good for doing online cross-referencing, maps, name searches, and much more.
The Text This Week Extensive resources for each week with comprehensive study and worship material related to each text. Includes art, movie and reverse scripture indexes.
Revised Common Lectionary Online readings for all three years of the cycle as posted by Vanderbilt.
Theological Resources
United Church of Christ The homepage from the United Church of Christ, with information about the history, ministry, and mission of our denomination.
Sojourners Sojourners is a Christian magazine and ministry whose mission is to proclaim and practice the biblical call to integrate spiritual renewal and social justice.
Seasons of the Spirit A lectionary-based curriculum with weekly reflections (“Spirit Sightings”) on the scriptures and current events.
Portrait of Jesus: Marcus Borg’s discussions of the spirit, wisdom and politics of the man called Jesus.
Theology: A theological blog from the Christian Century addressing current events in religion and theology.