Revised Common Lectionary

Commentary on Joshua 5:9-12

The people of Israel are fresh out of the liminal space of the wilderness. Forty [...]

Commentary on Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

It was early September of 2001.1 I had assigned the [...]

Comentario del San Juan 1:1-14

Este “prólogo” al evangelio de Juan presenta uno de los [...]

Commentary on Matthew 25:14-30

“Enter the joy of your master.” This phrase, I believe, [...]

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

The twenty-seventh Sunday after Pentecost marks the last Sunday in [...]

Commentary on Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18

Zephaniah threatens that God will annihilate all living things due [...]

Commentary on Judges 4:1-7

Deborah is among the most prestigious female leaders in the Old Testament and her exemplary [...]

Commentary on John 11:32-44

On the one hand, even without the accompaniment of the other appointed lectionary readings or [...]

Commentary on Psalm 24

Psalm 24 is an entrance liturgy. It is very likely that the liturgy was designed to accompany [...]

Votive candles in darkened space
Commentary on Revelation 21:1-6a

Any sermon on today’s lectionary passage ought to be prefaced [...]