Second Reading

May those who sow in tears
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24

The reading for this Sunday comes at the end of [...]

Greetings, favored one!
Commentary on Romans 16:25-27

The doxology of Romans 16:25-27, as well as the past sixteen chapters of the epistle [...]

Let the sea roar
Commentary on Galatians 4:4-7

Galatians 4:4-7 contrasts our former status as slaves to the elemental spirits/principles of the world [...]

The light shines in the darkness
Commentary on Hebrews 1:1-4 [5-12]

The opening of Hebrews is a celebratory declaration of Jesus’ [...]

The light shines in the darkness
Commentary on Hebrews 1:1-4 [5-12]

People experience the Christmas season differently. For some, it means [...]

You will find a child
Commentary on Titus 2:11-14

Godliness and good works are probably not the topics that most preachers would choose for [...]

When they saw that the star had stopped
Commentary on Ephesians 3:1-12

It is quite common within our various churches and within [...]

Descending like a dove
Commentary on Acts 19:1-7

This passages stands as one of the classic battlegrounds for debates over baptism: whether people [...]

they left their nets
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Although 21st-century Christians live as though they have a key [...]

The beginning of wisdom
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

The reading of 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 brings Christians face to [...]