Commentary on Joshua 3:7-17
In the first chapter of the book of Joshua, the title character is exhorted four [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Psalm 43
Most interpreters today treat Psalms 42 and 43 as one psalm because a number of Hebrew manuscripts [...]
Commentary on Micah 3:5-12
Lectionary texts are like photographs: when they are cropped and framed in certain ways, our [...]
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13
In my experience, it is rare to hear a preacher [...]
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
The reading for today and the one assigned for next [...]
Commentary on Psalm 70
In a letter dated May 15, 1943, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote to his parents from prison: “I read [...]
Commentary on Amos 5:18-24
How would a typical congregation feel if the members truly heard these words of the [...]
Commentary on Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
The closing address in the book of Joshua is a [...]
Commentary on Matthew 25:1-13
The fairy tale ending we all hope for does not happen in this parable.1 In [...]
Commentary on Matthew 25:14-30
“Enter the joy of your master.”1 This phrase, I believe, [...]