Commentary on Hebrews 1:1-4 [5-12]
The majestically celebratory opening of Hebrews merits a cautious approach [...]
Second Reading
Commentary on Titus 3:4-7
This excerpt from Titus blends the Christmas language of incarnation (“the goodness and loving kindness [...]
Commentary on Titus 2:11-14
The lectionary selects this excerpt from Titus because its language fits into the theological message [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:3-9
The consumerist culture in which we exist tends to think [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 1:15-23
Like Alice through the looking glass, the perspective of the [...]
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
There’s an important detail about 1 Thessalonians that every reader [...]
Commentary on 1 John 3:1-3
Although there are links between these three verses and the previous section, it is unclear [...]
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
There’s an important detail about 1 Thessalonians that every reader [...]
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13
There’s an important detail about 1 Thessalonians that every reader [...]
Commentary on Romans 3:19-28
This text for Reformation Sunday is at the core of Protestant soteriology, yet it is [...]