Commentary on Ruth 1:1-18
The book of Ruth is beloved by many, and preachers have a wonderful opportunity over [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Job 42:1-6, 10-17
It is often remarked that the epilogue to the book [...]
Commentary on Job 38:1-7 [34-41]
I’ve been a public school teacher since August 2008. Part of [...]
Commentary on Job 23:1-9, 16-17
Last week we looked at the larger canonical context of [...]
Commentary on Job 1:1; 2:1-10
For this and the next three Sundays, the Revised Common Lectionary offers four readings from [...]
Commentary on Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
The story of Esther is a tale about the survival [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 31:10-31
This poem is an acrostic, an a-b-c’s of a “good [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 1:20-33
The book of Proverbs features two loud women. Both of [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
The book of Proverbs is known as a wisdom book [...]
Commentary on Song of Solomon 2:8-13
If you have not read the Song of Songs (its [...]
