Commentary on Psalm 146
The audacious and sometimes artful fantasy series Game of Thrones ended in May 2019 and provoked the [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
From time to time, the book of Jeremiah reminds readers [...]
Commentary on Amos 6:1a, 4-7
When we think of the prophet Amos there is a tendency to emphasize the outsider [...]
Commentary on Luke 16:19-31
The opening verse of this pericope, 16:19, has the same phrase as 16:1, the opening [...]
Commentary on Luke 16:1-13
It is far easier to comment on this text than to preach on it. A [...]
Commentary on Amos 8:4-7
This is the first of two weeks in which the Old Testament reading is from the prophet [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 8:18—9:1
The book of Jeremiah provides readers with broad insights into [...]
Commentary on Psalm 113
If we open a commentary on the Psalms, we might learn that Psalm 113 is a “hymn [...]
Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:1-7
There are three key historical reference points that can be very helpful in understanding this [...]
Commentary on Luke 15:1-10
On a recent trip to the dentist, the dental assistant asked me about the significance [...]