Revised Common Lectionary

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Commentary on Jeremiah 8:18—9:1

No prophet incorporates the genre of lament into their message [...]

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Commentary on Amos 8:4-7

The pericope before this week’s lectionary text offers a key for interpreting the indictment against the gross [...]

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Commentary on Luke 16:1-13

The parable at the heart of this passage is a head-scratcher, one of the most [...]

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Comentario del San Lucas 15:1-10

Buscamos, buscamos y buscamos en todos los lugares posibles y [...]

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Commentary on 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Today’s epistle reading, 1 Timothy 1:12–17, is a thanksgiving section [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 51:1-10

Christians attending mainline congregations are unlikely to come to worship thinking about their “sin” (verses [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28

Have you ever read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No [...]

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Commentary on Exodus 32:7-14

This passage is part of the golden-calf episode. The previous verses (Exodus 32:1–6) describe the [...]

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Commentary on John 3:13-17

This passage, which is part of a larger conversation between Jesus and a religious leader [...]

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Commentary on Luke 15:1-10

The people of God are called to experience and embody the heart of God. In [...]