Second Reading

Genesis 18:6
Commentary on Colossians 1:15-28

The second in a four-part series on Colossians, this text [...]

Luke 11:10
Commentary on Colossians 2:6-15 [16-19]

The third in a four-part series on Colossians, this text [...]

Luke 12:18
Commentary on Colossians 3:1-11

The last in a four-part series on Colossians, this passage [...]

Luke 12:39
Commentary on Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

One of the most humbling and uplifting congregational milestones one [...]

Jeremiah 23:29
Commentary on Hebrews 11:29—12:2

In recent decades, best seller lists have been tracking the [...]

Psalm 103:5
Commentary on Hebrews 12:18-29

“Those who do not learn from history are doomed to [...]

Hebrews 13:2
Commentary on Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

This week’s lection picks up directly from last week’s reading [...]

Luke 14:28
Commentary on Philemon 1:1-21

The letter to Philemon brings the institution of slavery into view, but does not explicitly [...]

Luke 15:8
Commentary on 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Teaching morality by proposing striking contrasts has long been an [...]

Luke 16:13
Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:1-7

These verses near the beginning of what’s known as the Pastoral Epistles—that is, 1 and [...]