Revised Common Lectionary

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

If chapter 1 of the letter to the Colossians was [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 138

In Hebrew, the name for the book of Psalms is tehillim, or “praises,” because from beginning to [...]

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Commentary on Hosea 1:2-10

Hosea’s family life serves as a powerful but potentially problematic metaphor for Israel’s unfaithfulness to [...]

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Commentary on Genesis 18:20-32

Genesis 18:20–32, the gripping account of Abraham’s intercession for the [...]

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Commentary on Luke 11:1-13

Francois Bovon once remarked, “The Lord’s Prayer belongs to us and yet escapes us.”1 Few words [...]

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Comentario del San Lucas 10:38-42

El pasaje para este sexto domingo después del Pentecostés plantea [...]

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Commentary on Colossians 1:15-28

No offense to the developers of the Revised Common Lectionary, [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 15

The question posed by Psalm 15:1 in two parallel clauses—“O LORD, who may abide in your tent? [...]

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Commentary on Amos 8:1-12

Amos is a social justice prophet. We remember his famous line: “Let justice roll down [...]

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Commentary on Genesis 18:1-10a

Genesis 18:1–10 tells the story of the Lord appearing to [...]