Commentary on John 6:51-58
In this section of the Bread Discourse, the dispute “chews” on Jesus’ flesh. Was this [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Ephesians 4:25-5:2
If one first encounters Ephesians 4:25—5:2 without considering its contextual [...]
Commentary on Psalm 34:1-8
Music has a way of provoking memories of events long forgotten.1 Acting as aural time [...]
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 Kings 19:4-8
Wilderness, rest, nourishment. These are the restoring practices that gave Elijah strength for the journey. [...]
Commentary on John 6:35, 41-51
The reading begins with one of the most well-known “I [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 4:1-16
Not only does this text mark the halfway point of [...]
Commentary on Psalm 78:23-29
When one approaches an abstract painting by any one of the 20th century abstract painters—Mark [...]
Commentary on Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15
The large narrative arc of Exodus through Judges describes the [...]
Commentary on John 6:24-35
Our narrator hints that even though the crowd “finds” Jesus, they don’t comprehend who he [...]