Commentary on Philippians 3:17—4:1
Lent serves as a time for prayer, repentance, and turning [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Luke 4:1-13
As Christians begin Lent, Luke 4:1-13 reminds us of the premise and power of following [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 26:1-11
This lectionary reading shows how the people of God understand [...]
Commentary on Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
Franklin D. Roosevelt once famously asserted his firm belief that [...]
Commentary on Romans 10:8b-13
When Jesus goes into the desert for forty days and nights, he comes face-to-face with [...]
Commentary on Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Ash Wednesday represents the beginning point of the paschal liturgical [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 58:1-12
This is a message important enough to shout, to sound the trumpet/ram’s horn in accompaniment. [...]
Commentary on Psalm 51:1-17
This psalm is a prayer of penitence, confession, remorse, owning mistakes made, and seeking a [...]
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10
Ash Wednesday is grounded in two theological claims that stretch [...]
Commentary on Luke 9:28-36 [37-43a]
Coming at the end of the Epiphany season, this passage [...]
