Commentary on Ephesians 2:1-10
The second chapter of the letter to the Ephesians begins [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
The appointed psalm comprises two sections of the lengthy song [...]
Commentary on Numbers 21:4-9
Reality bites.1 The book of Numbers from the Hebrew Bible is not well-represented in the [...]
Commentary on John 3:14-21
Jesus remains in Jerusalem in John 3:1-21, not leaving until verse 22 when he returns [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Given Paul’s letters’ dense theological ideas, preachers often find it [...]
Commentary on Psalm 19
It was a beautiful September day in Iowa and a group of students had gathered on one [...]
Commentary on Exodus 20:1-17
These verses, often called “The Decalogue” or the “Ten Commandments,” are some of the most [...]
Commentary on John 2:13-22
At first, John 2:13-22 seems like an odd passage for the Third Sunday in Lent. [...]
Commentary on Romans 4:13-25
I find preaching from the epistolary literature of the New Testament difficult. The narratives of [...]
Commentary on Psalm 22:23-31
A great debate (that nobody really cares about) The psalm selection for the Second Sunday [...]