Revised Common Lectionary

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

In last week’s reading, Paul took the Corinthians to task [...]

Commentary on Psalm 15

The opening verse of Psalm 15, asking who can be admitted to worship at the tabernacle/temple, makes [...]

Commentary on Matthew 5:1-12

The familiarity of the beatitudes presents the preacher with a challenge. Our hearers may have [...]

Comentario del San Mateo 5:1-12

La familiaridad de las bienaventuranzas presenta el predicador con un [...]

Comentario del San Mateo 4:12-23

Por tercera vez en Mateo, Jesús se encuentra adoptando un [...]

Commentary on Psalm 27:1, 4-9

Psalm 27 is classified as an Individual Lament. Like Psalm 40, the lectionary psalm for [...]

Commentary on Matthew 4:12-23

For the third time in Matthew, Jesus finds himself embracing a new hometown. Jesus was [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:10-18

We discover in 1 Corinthians that the cross creates its [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 9:1-4

These first few verses of Isaiah 9 contrast sharply the previous states of subjection with [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 49:1-7

Isaiah 49:1-7 comprises the second of the so-called “Servant Songs” (Isaiah 42:1-9; 49:1-6; 50:4-9; 52:13-53:12), [...]