Gospel

John 1:9
Commentary on John 1:[1-9], 10-18

The term “prologue” comes from the Greek logos, meaning “word” [...]

Matthew 2:10
Commentary on Matthew 2:1-12

It seems we go forward and then backward. At least in terms of these studies [...]

Matthew 3:16
Commentary on Matthew 3:13-17

God is not ecstatic. The Creator is not jumping for joy. The Divine is merely [...]

John 1:29
Commentary on John 1:29-42

The bridge from the prologue to the action of John’s Gospel is manifested in the [...]

Matthew 4:19
Commentary on Matthew 4:12-23

Jesus has just been anointed by God and declined the devil’s offer of owning all [...]

Matthew 5:6
Commentary on Matthew 5:1-12

When Jesus has preached such a transformative sermon, what do we have to add? After [...]

Matthew 5:13
Commentary on Matthew 5:13-20

At this point, Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount turns to quotidian imagery. Salt. Cities. Light. [...]

Matthew 5:24
Commentary on Matthew 5:21-37

The Sermon on the Mount only turns up the theological pressure as we turn to [...]

Matthew 17:4
Commentary on Matthew 17:1-9

Three weeks on the Sermon on the Mount led us to yet another mountain, this [...]

Matthew 6:21
Commentary on Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Ash Wednesday each year sets before us the gifts of [...]