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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 10:38-42 Commentary
by Brian Peterson
I am not a skilled chef by any stretch of the imagination.
Commentary | Bible Text
Genesis 18:1-10a Commentary
by Valerie Bridgeman
The Abraham/Sarah cycle in the First Testament is full of odd stories.
Amos 8:1-12 Commentary
by Courtney Pace
Amos was the earliest of the prophetic books, focused on the ultimate consequences of Israel’s disobedience.
Psalm 15 Commentary
by Jerome Creach
The subject of Psalm 15 is the question, what is expected of a person who comes into the presence of God?
Colossians 1:15-28 Commentary
by Lois Malcolm
The second in a four-part series on Colossians, this text sets forth its core theological convictions -- not as an argument, but as a pedagogy in which readers can participate.1
Now Is the Time
by Karoline Lewis
July 21, 2019
Be careful with this one, Dear Working Preachers. The story of Mary and Martha in Luke’s Gospel has been subject to feats of hermeneutical acrobatics that usually never end ...
Sermon Brainwave #672 - Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 16)
Discussion on texts for Sixth Sunday after Pentecost - Ordinary 16 (July 21, 2019): (Gospel) Luke 10:38-42; (First Reading) Genesis 18:1-10a; (Semicontinuous First Reading) Amos 8:1-12; Psalm 15; (Second Reading) Colossians 1:15-28. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for Working Preacher.