Revised Common Lectionary

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Commentary on Isaiah 2:1-5

Isaiah 2:1–5 welcomes congregations to Advent across the globe. As the first scriptural reading of [...]

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Comentario del San Lucas 2:1-14, (15-20)

Como cada año, llega el tiempo de leer, releer y [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 96

Psalm 96 is a psalm of pure exultation, so very appropriate for Christmas Eve.1 We are enjoined, [...]

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Commentary on Titus 2:11-14

This epistle reading suspends us between the appearance of the grace of God that has [...]

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Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7

In 1943, Ruth Caye Jones, burdened by the grim headlines of mounting World War II [...]

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Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]

On Christmas Eve, we are invited once again into the [...]

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Comentario del San Mateo 1:18-25

El relato del nacimiento de Jesús en Mateo no comienza [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19

God has seemingly turned God’s face away.1 So distant, so [...]

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Commentary on Romans 1:1-7

For most of us, writing and receiving letters is a long-forgotten (or never-learned) practice. This [...]

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Commentary on Isaiah 7:10-16

On this final Sunday in Advent, the lectionary includes one more passage from the book [...]