Aleksandr Ivanov, 1806-1858. Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, Tenn. Original source
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Third Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 7:11-17 Commentary
by Jeannine K. Brown
Hundreds of years before Jesus is born and embarks on a ministry of healing and preaching, Isaiah announces good news of God’s coming return to his people, Israel. At the time of God’s return ...
Commentary | Bible Text
1 Kings 17:17-24 Commentary
by Cameron B.R. Howard
How do we know that Elijah is really a “man of God”?
1 Kings 17:8-16 Commentary
by Corrine Carvalho
On the surface, 1 Kings 17:8-16 tells a familiar story of a prophet who performs miracles.
Psalm 30 Commentary
by Jerome Creach
Psalm 30 is a song of thanksgiving. That label is appropriate for two reasons.
Galatians 1:11-24 Commentary
by Mary Hinkle Shore
In the last session of a Pauline Letters class at Luther Seminary this spring, I asked my students to write short stories about Paul -- very short stories. The assignment was to produce a six-word story ...
See, Thank, Tell
by David Lose
June 09, 2013
Dear Working Preacher,
There’s a poignancy to this week’s gospel reading that is easy to miss. We tend to focus on the miracle of raising a young man to life. ...
Brainwave 298 - Lectionary Texts for June 9, 2013
Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, David Lose, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Third Sunday after Pentecost: Gospel: Luke 7:11–17; 1 Kings 17:17–24; 1 Kings 17:8–16 [17–24] (semicontinuous); Psalm 30; and Galatians 1:11–24