Commentary on Psalm 2
Psalm 2 makes a striking claim: in the face of terrifying threats, God creates and preserves order [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on 2 Peter 1:16-21
The primary question 2 Peter wants to address appears later in the letter: “Where is [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Local church division is a recurring theme in the Corinthian [...]
Commentary on Psalm 119:1-8
Most modern Christians find Psalm 119 rather difficult to engage.1 After all, at 176 verses, [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Our lectionary text for this week is about the question [...]
Commentary on Matthew 5:21-37
Matthew 5:21-37 opens the section of the Sermon on Mount sometimes called the “Antitheses” (5:21-48). [...]
Commentary on Matthew 5:13-20
As the first major piece of teaching within the Sermon on the Mount after the [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 58:1-9a [9b-12]
On the surface, this week’s lectionary text is about people [...]
Commentary on Psalm 112:1-9 [10]
This is not the norm everywhere in scripture. Jesus is [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 [13-16]
Throughout the first chapter of 1 Corinthians, Paul is addressing [...]
