Commentary on Psalm 147:12-20
Psalm 147 is classified as a Community Hymn—a hymn of the people that celebrates God’s [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-14
Jeremiah 31:7-14 is a complex theological text, which prompts the [...]
Commentary on John 1:[1-9], 10-18
John 1:1-18, also known as the prologue to John’s Gospel, [...]
Commentary on Colossians 3:12-17
Christmas changes everything! Well, not quite, but it is true [...]
Commentary on Psalm 148
The bloom is off the rose and it is not even New Year’s Day. The tree is [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26
In some ways I am tempted to dare you to [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:41-52
Even though it falls before Epiphany with its celebration of the Magi visiting Jesus in [...]
Commentary on Titus 3:4-7
As we celebrate Christmas together and give thanks for the wondrous gift of the Lord [...]
Commentary on Psalm 97
Christianity is, in many ways, a faith built on paradoxes.1 Old and New Testaments alike bear witness [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 62:6-12
This reading from Isaiah 62 is filled with striking and preachable bits and pieces. This [...]