Commentary on Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
The story of Esther is a tale about the survival [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Proverbs 31:10-31
This poem is an acrostic, an a-b-c’s of a “good [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 1:20-33
The book of Proverbs features two loud women. Both of [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
The book of Proverbs is known as a wisdom book [...]
Commentary on Song of Solomon 2:8-13
If you have not read the Song of Songs (its [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 8:[1, 6, 10-11] 22-30, 41-43
This week’s reading presents us [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14
The transition from the reign of David to that of [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
By this point in David’s story, I’ve developed quite a [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:57—18:5, 10-16
[Note this semi-continuous first reading is one of two options [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:1-15
Growing up I remember hearing this infamous David and Bathsheba [...]