Commentary on John 12:20-33
During the Passover festival, some Greeks came to Philip and said to him, “Sir, we [...]
Gospel
Commentary on John 3:14-21
Though I’ve never been much of a baseball fan, I’ve seen plenty of games on [...]
Commentary on John 2:13-22
The Gospel of John frequently interjects or adds its “meta” (transcending reflection of the subject [...]
Commentary on Mark 8:31-38
Was Peter so wrong? Peter took Jesus aside and rebuked him for declaring openly that [...]
Commentary on Mark 1:9-15
Last week for Transfiguration Sunday we started by placing three key Markan texts side by [...]
Commentary on Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Praise, Praise, Praise, Praise, Praise! Seems like a lot of [...]
Commentary on Mark 9:2-9
Biblical scholar Ched Myers calls this Transfiguration Sunday text one of the three “pillars” of Mark’s apocalyptic [...]
Commentary on Mark 1:29-39
If the vibe of last week’s Capernaum synagogue narrative was public and confrontational, this week’s [...]
Commentary on Mark 1:4-11
Welcome to the annual liturgical celebration of the Baptism of Our Lord (First Sunday after [...]
Commentary on Mark 1:14-20
Welcome to the Third Sunday after Epiphany, the continuing season of Light. Context Much has [...]