Commentary on Jeremiah 33:14-16
God’s word can find us anywhere — even in prison, [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Malachi 3:1-4
Malachi 3:1 introduces a figure whom God calls “my messenger.” His appellative makes a curious [...]
Commentary on Zephaniah 3:14-20
Rejoice! Here comes a happy prophet. We usually do not [...]
Commentary on Micah 5:2-5a
Continuing the themes of Advent, Micah’s prophecy of deliverance comes with an adult dose of [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7
In 1863, Prussian military analysts described war as defined by the presence of uncertainty, writing, [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26
It is likely that this text shows up on the [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 62:6-12
So many choices! For Christmas Day in any of the years of the lectionary cycle, [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6
We often call it the “bridge.” We look at the gap, or chasm, between the [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 43:1-7
If we think of the prophets as thundering proclaimers of collective sin, which they often [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 62:1-5
After the wonder of Christmas with the birth of the Savior, the hope of the [...]