First Reading

Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a

Commentary for this text is forthcoming.

Commentary on Ezekiel 37:1-14

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Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:1-13

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Commentary on Exodus 17:1-7

The signature events in the book of Exodus are exodus and Sinai, respectively: crossing the [...]

Commentary on Genesis 12:1-4a

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Commentary on Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7

As I write this biblical reflection—more theological and historical, likely—I [...]

photo of a man with ashes on his forehead
Commentary on Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

This text for Ash Wednesday skips from verse 2 down [...]

photo of a mountain
Commentary on Exodus 24:12-18

I have stood looking onto the horizon at sunset in Sedona, Arizona. I saw what [...]

photo of salt (water) and light
Commentary on Isaiah 58:1-9a [9b-12]

Though the context is postexilic, the voice of First Isaiah [...]

Children smiling and making peace signs with their hands.
Commentary on Micah 6:1-8

The prophet Micah places the mountains, the hills, and the foundations of the earth as [...]