Commentary on Acts 3:12-19
Peter’s speech in Acts 3:12–19 interprets the dramatic events that have just occurred; to understand [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Acts 4:32-35
For a long time, Americans called the Sunday after Easter “Low Sunday”—a reference to how, [...]
Commentary on Acts 10:34-43
Every preacher knows that Easter Sunday can be at once the most wonderful and the [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 52:13—53:12
This poem holds a vivid place in the Christian imagination. [...]
Commentary on Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11-14
Tonight is about rituals and stories as Christians around the [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a
In times of adversity, it is quite natural for a person to hide, seek shelter, [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34
Jeremiah is not known as a prophet of hope and [...]
Commentary on Numbers 21:4-9
At first, the text has an often-repeated theme from this wilderness period: The people complain, [...]
Commentary on Exodus 20:1-17
Laws or commandments, especially those in the Bible, are not usually the favorite topic of [...]
Commentary on Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
God, in Genesis 17, reaffirms the covenant—or agreement—that God made [...]