Commentary on 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14
The transition from the reign of David to that of [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-6
On the surface, Proverbs 9:1-6 reads as positive instruction for those seeking to live an [...]
Commentary on John 6:51-58
In this section of the Bread Discourse, the dispute “chews” on Jesus’ flesh. Was this [...]
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 [...]