First Reading

spring in wilderness
Commentary on Isaiah 35:1-10

One of the great pleasures of proclaiming God’s words from the book of Isaiah is [...]

solitary walker on mountain path in cloud
Commentary on Isaiah 11:1-10

One of the reasons I love preaching from Isaiah is the depth of meanings found [...]

single candle lit
Commentary on Isaiah 2:1-5

Like much of Isaiah 1–39 (sometimes referred to as “First Isaiah”), our verses address a [...]

neon crown
Commentary on Jeremiah 23:1-6

While the term “shepherds” is a particularly agricultural term to us today that we also [...]

Figure holding torch under large stone arch
Commentary on Malachi 4:1-2a

On August 28, 1963, Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the most [...]

Matthew 5:4
Commentary on Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18

Daniel 7 is a watershed in the book that begins [...]

Psalm 17:5 - Hikers walking on rocky trail
Commentary on Job 19:23-27a

“Prevail” by Jessica Romano   Those who are never accused Do not realize how it [...]

Luke 19:4
Commentary on Isaiah 1:10-18

Isaiah 1:10-18 is the central portion of a covenant lawsuit with which the book of [...]

birds flying past prairie grasses at sunset
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34

Jeremiah is a prophet whose words were focused primarily on [...]

Man on floor praying fervently
Commentary on Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22

Are there limits to God’s forgiveness? Is there a point [...]