Commentary on Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Ash Wednesday each year sets before us the gifts of [...]
Gospel
Commentary on Matthew 4:1-11
We know this scene too well. Matthew puts Jesus in “the wilderness” immediately after his [...]
Commentary on John 3:1-17
In John 2-4, the evangelist teaches the universal possibility of a journey of believing. Two [...]
Commentary on John 4:5-42
In John 2-4, the Evangelist teaches the universal possibility of a journey of believing. Two [...]
Commentary on John 9:1-41
This story, filled with strange conflicted sayings, involves a healer who gives a blind man [...]
Commentary on John 11:1-45
A close friend nearing death and the dry bones of a nation command our attention [...]
Commentary on Matthew 27:11-54
The Gospel reading for Passion Sunday offers the preacher an [...]
Commentary on John 13:1-17, 31b-35
John’s story of Jesus washing the feet of the disciples [...]
Commentary on Matthew 28:1-10
Matthew’s resurrection story contrasts the life-giving power of God with death-dealing human authority.1 [Looking for [...]
Commentary on Matthew 28:1-10
Matthew’s resurrection story contrasts the life-giving power of God with death-dealing human authority.1 [Looking for [...]