Commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34
Jeremiah 31:31-34 is such a beautiful text for Reformation Sunday! [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on John 8:31-36
In her novel Caul Baby, Morgan Jerkins tells the story of a family’s lucrative business [...]
Commentary on Hebrews 7:23-28
The reading for this week from Hebrews 7:23–28 provides a summary of a rather important [...]
Commentary on Psalm 126
Psalm 126 is among the relatively small number of psalms for which historical context is both fairly [...]
Commentary on Job 42:1-6, 10-17
It is often remarked that the epilogue to the book [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-9
This poem opens with a string of commands: “Sing aloud with gladness!” “Raise loud shouts!” [...]
Commentary on Mark 10:46-52
The healing of Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, belongs to the genre of healing miracles. Literary-wise, [...]
Commentary on Hebrews 5:1-10
How often do congregations hear a sermon that uses Hebrews as its primary text? This [...]
Commentary on Psalm 91:9-16
Although it is not entirely unique in the Psalter, the most striking thing about Psalm [...]
Commentary on Job 38:1-7 [34-41]
I’ve been a public school teacher since August 2008. Part of [...]