Narrative Lectionary

Commentary on Acts 2:1-21; Philippians 4:4-7

Commentary for this text is forthcoming. PRAYER OF THE DAY [...]

Commentary on Philippians 2:1-13

Commentary for this text is forthcoming. PRAYER OF THE DAY [...]

Commentary on Philippians 1:1-18a

Commentary for this text is forthcoming. PRAYER OF THE DAY [...]

Commentary on Acts 17:16-31

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

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Commentary on Acts 16:16-34

In Acts 16:16–34, Luke narrates the ordeal of Paul and Silas in a Philippian jail. [...]

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Commentary on Acts 9:1-19a

Luke narrates Saul’s initial encounter with Jesus in Acts 9:1–19a. For decades, scholars have debated [...]

Detail from Folium 025r from the Psalter of Eleanor of Aquitaine (ca. 1185) from the collection of the National Library of the Netherlands. The illumination shows Images from the life of Christ -
Commentary on John 20:19-31

The risen Jesus appears to the gathered disciples in the first part of our reading [...]

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Commentary on John 20:1-18

Today is the most important day in the church’s year: Easter Day. It is the [...]

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Commentary on John 19:31-42

Today, on Good Friday, we hear John’s Passion narrative continue as it tells the story [...]

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Commentary on John 19:23-30

Traditionally, there are said to be seven last words of Jesus in the Gospels. John’s [...]