Revised Common Lectionary

man praying fervently
Commentary on Mark 10:46-52

The healing of Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, belongs to the genre of healing miracles. Literary-wise, [...]

Stone crucifix against dark clouds
Commentary on Hebrews 5:1-10

How often do congregations hear a sermon that uses Hebrews as its primary text? This [...]

Stone crucifix against dark clouds
Commentary on Psalm 91:9-16

Although it is not entirely unique in the Psalter, the most striking thing about Psalm [...]

Stone crucifix against dark clouds
Commentary on Job 38:1-7 [34-41]

I’ve been a public school teacher since August 2008. Part of [...]

Stone crucifix against dark clouds
Commentary on Isaiah 53:4-12

When I was in seminary there was a joke circulating about a children’s sermon. A [...]

Stone crucifix against dark clouds
Commentary on Mark 10:35-45

Mark continues here with a series of teachings that seek to lay out how the [...]

Toddler reaching hand into puddle
Comentario del San Marcos 9:30-37

El evangelio de hoy, que incluye el protagonismo que Jesús [...]

Christ and the Rich Young Man (painting by A. N. Mironov
Commentary on Hebrews 4:12-16

The second in this series of readings from Hebrews focuses on two very rich passages: [...]

Christ and the Rich Young Man (painting by A. N. Mironov
Commentary on Psalm 90:12-17

Psalm 90 has often been categorized as a wisdom psalm, which, like the book of [...]

Christ and the Rich Young Man (painting by A. N. Mironov
Commentary on Job 23:1-9, 16-17

Last week we looked at the larger canonical context of [...]