Commentary on John 3:1-21
The encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus may be the beating heart of irony in John’s [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on John 2:13-25
The question that springs to mind immediately upon reading this text is, “Why is this [...]
Commentary on John 2:1-11
The movement in John’s gospel does not detail Jesus’ baptism, and one is left to [...]
Commentary on John 1:35-51
This text is normally considered a recounting of the call of the first disciples by [...]
Commentary on John 1:19-34
One might well approach this text with an expectation that what follows will be a [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:8-20
It’s that time again, the time that confronts us each year, that calls us to [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]
While narrating Jesus’ birth in Luke 2:1–14, Luke simultaneously emphasizes [...]
Commentary on John 1:1-18
John 1:1–18 is the gospel reading for the Sunday before Christmas in 2025, where it [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 55:1-13
Isaiah 55 is a sales pitch wrapped in poetry. Imagine a hot Middle Eastern day, [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 37:1-14
Ezekiel 37 is both memorable and surreal. It is brimming with symbolism, intertextual echoes, and [...]