Narrative Lectionary

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Commentary on Acts 16:16-34

Commentary for this text is forthcoming. PRAYER OF THE DAY God of freedom, Paul and [...]

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Commentary on Acts 9:1-19a

Commentary for this text is forthcoming.. PRAYER OF THE DAY God who calls us into [...]

Commentary on John 20:19-31

Commentary for this text is forthcoming. PRAYER OF THE DAY God of resurrection, Your son, [...]

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Commentary on John 20:1-18

Commentary for this text is forthcoming. PRAYER OF THE DAY Loving God, With joy and [...]

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Commentary on John 19:31-42

Commentary for this text is forthcoming. PRAYER OF THE DAY Jesus our Passover Lamb, We [...]

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Commentary on John 19:23-30

Commentary for this text is forthcoming. PRAYER OF THE DAY Holy God, When facing death, [...]

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Commentary on John 19:16b-22

[NOTE: If you are looking for material with connections to John 12, Jesus’s Triumphal Entry, [...]

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Commentary on John 19:1-16a

Pontius Pilate cuts a curious figure in the Gospels. Aside from a dating reference at [...]

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Commentary on John 18:28-40

Pilate begins his encounter with the high priests of Jerusalem by making a concession. Although [...]

photo of a rooster
Commentary on John 18:12-27

The contrast between Jesus’s candor and courage and Peter’s secrecy and cowardice provides the narrative [...]