Revised Common Lectionary

dried fish on a board
Commentary on John 6:51-58

In this section of the Bread Discourse, the dispute “chews” on Jesus’ flesh. Was this [...]

hands clasped in mutuality
Commentary on Ephesians 4:25-5:2

If one first encounters Ephesians 4:25—5:2 without considering its contextual [...]

hands clasped in mutuality
Commentary on Psalm 34:1-8

Music has a way of provoking memories of events long forgotten.1 Acting as aural time [...]

hands clasped in mutuality
Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33

By this point in David’s story, I’ve developed quite a [...]

hands clasped in mutuality
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:4-8

Wilderness, rest, nourishment. These are the restoring practices that gave Elijah strength for the journey.   [...]

hands clasped in mutuality
Commentary on John 6:35, 41-51

The reading begins with one of the most well-known “I [...]

Silhouetted figures on hill at sunset
Commentary on Ephesians 4:1-16

Not only does this text mark the halfway point of [...]

Silhouetted figures on hill at sunset
Commentary on Psalm 78:23-29

When one approaches an abstract painting by any one of the 20th century abstract painters—Mark [...]

Silhouetted figures on hill at sunset
Commentary on Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15

The large narrative arc of Exodus through Judges describes the [...]

Silhouetted figures on hill at sunset
Commentary on John 6:24-35

Our narrator hints that even though the crowd “finds” Jesus, they don’t comprehend who he [...]