Commentary on Joshua 5:9-12
On this Fourth Sunday in Lent, the Revised Common Lectionary recommends Luke’s Parable of the [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Psalm 32
If the Sundays in Lent has named themes as in Advent, this fourth Sunday would be a [...]
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
What does it mean to be a “new creation”? What [...]
Commentary on Luke 13:1-9
As Jesus speaks to a crowd, some of those gathered seek Jesus’ opinion on current [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 55:1-9
Isaiah 55:1-9 comprises most of the final hymn of the exilic portion of Isaiah (chapters [...]
Commentary on Psalm 63:1-8
The entry into this psalm provided by the superscription locates not only David, but ultimately [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
This week’s epistle reading depends significantly on people’s knowledge of [...]
Commentary on Luke 13:31-35
Jesus has been heading to Jerusalem since Luke 9:51, and in Luke 13:31-35 the Pharisees [...]
Commentary on Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
We usually describe Abram’s main problem in this passage as [...]
Commentary on Psalm 27
Psalm 27 fits well with the Gospel reading in Luke 13.1 In Luke, Jesus laments over Jerusalem, [...]