Revised Common Lectionary

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Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6

We often call it “the bridge.” We look at the gap, or chasm, between the [...]

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Commentary on Matthew 2:1-12

Christmas as sweetness and light? There is no eluding Herod, though.  Nearing his own death, [...]

Baptism of Christ
Commentary on Acts 19:1-7

Luke-Acts is a two-volume work by the same anonymous author, as in the case of [...]

Baptism of Christ
Commentary on Psalm 29

In many ways, Psalm 29 conforms to typical expectations for the book of Psalms, which bears the [...]

Baptism of Christ
Commentary on Genesis 1:1-5

Over this last year of uncertainty and anxiety, I have been binging feel-good videos unapologetically. [...]

Baptism of Christ
Commentary on Mark 1:4-11

This Sunday’s Prayer of the Day, with language that echoes all three appointed readings, orients [...]

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Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14

The fact of human difference may no longer surprise us.1 [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 147:12-20

Psalm 147 is classified as a Community Hymn—a hymn of the people that celebrates God’s [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-14

These verses speak to a community of migrants and refugees.1 [...]

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Commentary on John 1:[1-9], 10-18

Words matter. In our culture, where words are cheap, or [...]