Commentary on Psalm 54
Perhaps you’ve heard the old saw, “Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh” [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Proverbs 31:10-31
This poem is an acrostic, an a-b-c’s of a “good [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18-20
While the use of a lectionary cycle provides preachers and [...]
Commentary on Mark 9:30-37
Last week’s Gospel lection, Mark 8:27-38, jabbed three sharp barbs: Jesus’ prediction of his suffering, [...]
Commentary on James 3:1-12
For the last two weeks, the lectionary selections in James have highlighted the critical distance [...]
Commentary on Psalm 116:1-9
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ordinary 24B) is the only instance of Psalm 116:1-9 as [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 1:20-33
The book of Proverbs features two loud women. Both of [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a
The third Servant Song in Deutero-Isaiah (Isaiah 50:4-9a) probably has received less attention than its [...]
Commentary on Mark 8:27-38
Brother, afar from your Savior today, Risking your soul for the things that decay, Oh, [...]
Commentary on James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17
We may know in our minds that God loves everyone, [...]