Commentary on Genesis 11:1-9
On Pentecost Sunday, the Church celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit to the early [...]
Alternate First Reading
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 2 Samuel 23:1-7
Growing up in a rural, black Baptist Church, one of the songs I heard often [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 1:4-20
I hope some preachers will choose this text to preach, and then will read the [...]
Commentary on Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
Last week’s commentary on Ruth 1:1–18 outlined the centrality of [...]
Commentary on Ruth 1:1-18
The book of Ruth is beloved by many, and preachers have a wonderful opportunity over [...]
Commentary on Job 42:1-6, 10-17
It is often remarked that the epilogue to the book [...]
Commentary on Job 38:1-7 [34-41]
I’ve been a public school teacher since August 2008. Part of [...]
Commentary on Job 23:1-9, 16-17
Last week we looked at the larger canonical context of [...]
Commentary on Job 1:1; 2:1-10
For this and the next three Sundays, the Revised Common Lectionary offers four readings from [...]