Commentary on Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
This week’s reading concludes the book of Ruth, which was [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Ruth 1:1-18
The Old Testament readings for this week and next come from Ruth. The selections seem [...]
Commentary on Job 42:1-6, 10-17
We have walked with Job the last few weeks through [...]
Commentary on Job 38:1-7 [34-41]
Like George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life, Job responds [...]
Commentary on Job 23:1-9, 16-17
Job sits on an ash heap, bereft of children and [...]
Commentary on Job 1:1; 2:1-10
We enter this week into one of the most difficult and theologically sophisticated books of [...]
Commentary on Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
If you haven’t ever read the book of Esther, read [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 31:10-31
This familiar passage tends to draw a strong response, either [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 1:20-33
Wisdom is introduced to the reader as a female character [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
The book of Proverbs includes a collection of folk wisdom [...]