Second Reading

Matthew 5:6
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Loyalty to the pastor, friends, family and loyalty to educational [...]

Matthew 5:13
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 [13-16]

In the letter we know as 1 Corinthians (though it [...]

Matthew 5:24
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

This passage, 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, is intimately intertwined with Paul’s [...]

Matthew 17:4
Commentary on 2 Peter 1:16-21

The transfiguration of the Lord Jesus as recorded here in 2 Peter is a message [...]

Matthew 6:21
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10

Today’s reading, 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10, introduces Lent with a call [...]

Matthew 4:2
Commentary on Romans 5:12-19

In our quest for human existence and meaning, we often forget where our desire to [...]

John 3:8
Commentary on Romans 4:1-5, 13-17

Why would a preacher work with these pieces of a [...]

John 4:15
Commentary on Romans 5:1-11

“Therefore,” the opening word in Romans 5:1, signals a turning point in Paul’s message of [...]

John 9:11
Commentary on Ephesians 5:8-14

Ephesians focuses heavily on discipleship: how we should live in [...]

John 11:43-44
Commentary on Romans 8:6-11

School children are often asked to name their heroes.1 This type of task gives them [...]