"Two Sons," James Janknegt. Used by permission from the artist.
Image © by James Janknegt. Artwork held in the Luther Seminary Fine Arts Collection, St. Paul, Minn.
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 10:38-42 Commentary
by Marilyn Salmon
Several years ago a church in our area was named Saints Martha and Mary, because, as the developer said, it was going to take both Marys and Marthas for the new church to grow.
Commentary | Bible Text
Genesis 18:1-10a Commentary
by Jacqueline E. Lapsley
This passage (Genesis 18:1-10) has literally become iconic: the fifteenth century Russian icon by Andrey Rublev that depicts the three visitors to Abraham as a type of the Holy Trinity appears as a now-familiar ...
Amos 8:1-12 Commentary
by Samuel Giere
"Silence!" is the Lord's command to Amos.1
Psalm 15 Commentary
by Craig A. Satterlee
A Response to the First Reading
Colossians 1:15-28 Commentary
by Karl Jacobson
As Dean Wormer said, "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life."1
Mary, Martha, and My Dad
by David Lose
July 18, 2010
Dear Working Preacher,
As you well know, there are few passages that have caused more consternation among Christians than this one. It almost feels like a set up -- an intentional ...
Brainwave 126: Lectionary Texts for 18 July 2010
Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, David Lose and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost.