Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6
We often call it “the bridge.” We look at the gap, or chasm, between the [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Matthew 2:1-12
Christmas as sweetness and light? There is no eluding Herod, though. Nearing his own death, [...]
Commentary on Acts 19:1-7
Luke-Acts is a two-volume work by the same anonymous author, as in the case of [...]
Commentary on Psalm 29
In many ways, Psalm 29 conforms to typical expectations for the book of Psalms, which bears the [...]
Commentary on Genesis 1:1-5
Over this last year of uncertainty and anxiety, I have been binging feel-good videos unapologetically. [...]
Commentary on Mark 1:4-11
This Sunday’s Prayer of the Day, with language that echoes all three appointed readings, orients [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14
The fact of human difference may no longer surprise us.1 [...]
Commentary on Psalm 147:12-20
Psalm 147 is classified as a Community Hymn—a hymn of the people that celebrates God’s [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-14
These verses speak to a community of migrants and refugees.1 [...]
Commentary on John 1:[1-9], 10-18
Words matter. In our culture, where words are cheap, or [...]