Commentary on Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
The passage begins with an announcement of divine presence and [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on John 1:6-8, 19-28
One of my earliest memories of attending church with my [...]
Commentary on 2 Peter 3:8-15a
Apocalyptic language is used in 2 Peter 3:8-15a to express the seriousness of Christian holiness [...]
Commentary on Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
The biblical texts for the second week of Advent are [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 40:1-11
Isaiah 40:1-11 is one of the most important texts in all of Isaiah.1 The narrative [...]
Commentary on Mark 1:1-8
On August 1, 2020, the Sarah K. Evans Plaza opened in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.1 Evans, known [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Imagine that you spent a year and a half getting [...]
Commentary on Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
With this psalm selection and the other lectionary texts for [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 64:1-9
When my son, Christopher, was a boy, I took him to Toys-R-Us, and he got [...]
Commentary on Mark 13:24-37
In this first Advent gospel reading, four times the disciples are called to keep awake, [...]