Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-14
These verses speak to a community of migrants and refugees. [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6
Every prophetic oracle is spoken within a historical context.1 I believe that, as preachers, we [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 42:1-9
Louis Stulman and Hyun Chul Paul Kim describe prophetic literature as “meaning-making literature for communities [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 49:1-7
Soren Kierkegaard famously has said: “The door to happiness opens outward.”1 Something of this life [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 9:1-4
These first few verses of Isaiah 9 contrast sharply the previous states of subjection with [...]
Commentary on Micah 6:1-8
The historical situation of this text is not entirely clear.1 A setting during the reign [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 58:1-9a [9b-12]
This final section of Isaiah, known as “Third Isaiah” (Isaiah [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 30:15-20
It’s time to make a choice.1 Today is decision day. [...]
Commentary on Exodus 24:12-18
Like a real estate agent who knows that location, location, location is the key to [...]
Commentary on Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
There are many reasons why the Bible is such a [...]