Commentary on Psalm 148
The bloom is off the rose and it is not even New Year’s Day. The tree is [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
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 [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:[1-7] 8-20
Luke’s narrative moves to invite us to recognize that the [...]
Commentary on Titus 2:11-14
The Apostle Paul, writing to his partner and co-worker Titus (2 Corinthians 8:23), expresses here [...]
Commentary on Psalm 96
Let’s face it, this night belongs to the newborn Jesus, Mary and Joseph, along with shepherds, a [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7
A “zealous” God. Isaiah 9:2-7 (1-6 in the Hebrew) paints a picture of God’s zealousness, [...]