Revised Common Lectionary

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

This week’s epistle reading depends significantly on people’s knowledge of [...]

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Commentary on Luke 13:31-35

Jesus has been heading to Jerusalem since Luke 9:51, and in Luke 13:31-35 the Pharisees [...]

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Commentary on Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

We usually describe Abram’s main problem in this passage as [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 27

Psalm 27 fits well with the Gospel reading in Luke 13.1 In Luke, Jesus laments over Jerusalem, [...]

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Commentary on Philippians 3:17—4:1

Lent serves as a time for prayer, repentance, and turning [...]

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Commentary on Luke 4:1-13

As Christians begin Lent, Luke 4:1-13 reminds us of the premise and power of following [...]

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Commentary on Deuteronomy 26:1-11

This lectionary reading shows how the people of God understand [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16

Franklin D. Roosevelt once famously asserted his firm belief that [...]

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Commentary on Romans 10:8b-13

When Jesus goes into the desert for forty days and nights, he comes face-to-face with [...]

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

Ash Wednesday represents the beginning point of the paschal liturgical [...]