Revised Common Lectionary

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Commentary on Numbers 21:4-9

Reality bites.1 The book of Numbers from the Hebrew Bible is not well-represented in the [...]

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Commentary on John 3:14-21

Jesus remains in Jerusalem in John 3:1-21, not leaving until verse 22 when he returns [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Given Paul’s letters’ dense theological ideas, preachers often find it [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 19

It was a beautiful September day in Iowa and a group of students had gathered on one [...]

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Commentary on Exodus 20:1-17

These verses, often called “The Decalogue” or the “Ten Commandments,” are some of the most [...]

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Commentary on John 2:13-22

At first, John 2:13-22 seems like an odd passage for the Third Sunday in Lent.  [...]

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Commentary on Romans 4:13-25

I find preaching from the epistolary literature of the New Testament difficult.  The narratives of [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 22:23-31

A great debate (that nobody really cares about) The psalm selection for the Second Sunday [...]

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Commentary on Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16

Does God have enough room for me too?  In Tim [...]

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Commentary on Mark 8:31-38

Narrative context is so important.  When this passage is taken out of context, it seems [...]