Second Reading

Matthew 5:4
Commentary on Ephesians 1:11-23

It is probably best to break the reading from Ephesians [...]

Psalm 17:5 - Hikers walking on rocky trail
Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17

In 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 Paul (let us call the author [...]

Luke 19:4
Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

Most will know that scholars dispute Paul’s authorship of 2 [...]

birds flying past prairie grasses at sunset
Commentary on Romans 3:19-28

When the Gospel and faith in God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit are lived [...]

Man on floor praying fervently
Commentary on 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

Although there are many approaches to this text, let us [...]

woman holding sign saying
Commentary on 2 Timothy 3:14—4:5

Once again in these verse from chapters three and four [...]

Man with hands outstretched in a field
Commentary on 2 Timothy 2:8-15

This reading from 2 Timothy comes to us in a [...]

Chef with apron in kitchen
Commentary on 2 Timothy 1:1-14

While in 1 Timothy Paul appears as a free man, [...]

two people hold bowl of cherry tomatoes
Commentary on 1 Timothy 6:6-19

One of the ways through which we can understand a [...]

Group of people standing on beach watching sunset
Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:1-7

There are three key historical reference points that can be very helpful in understanding this [...]