First Reading

John 14:27
Commentary on Acts 16:9-15

Acts 16 offers a compelling portrait of ministry for our consideration. This chapter begins with [...]

John 17:26
Commentary on Acts 16:16-34

The book of Acts emphasizes the power and abilities of the leaders of the Jesus [...]

Acts 2:6
Commentary on Acts 2:1-21

It happened on the subway platform in Moscow. I’d been there for a week and [...]

Psalm 8:4
Commentary on Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

Proverbs 8 is one of the most beautiful and stirring [...]

Luke 8:32
Commentary on Isaiah 65:1-9

Isaiah 65:1-9 is the beginning of a response to the communal lament in the preceding [...]

Galatians 5:25
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21

Elijah, once described as “a hairy man, with a leather [...]

Luke 10:5
Commentary on Isaiah 66:10-14

Isaiah 65-66, the final chapters in the book of Isaiah, pick up a number of [...]

Luke 10:34
Commentary on Deuteronomy 30:9-14

I am not sure why those who provided us the [...]

Genesis 18:6
Commentary on Genesis 18:1-10a

The Abraham/Sarah cycle in the First Testament is full of [...]

Luke 11:10
Commentary on Genesis 18:20-32

This week’s text continues the story from the three visitors [...]