Revised Common Lectionary

Commentary on Romans 1:1-7

This is a surprising choice for the Fourth Sunday in Advent. Juxtaposed to the readings [...]

Commentary on Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19

When a psalm is divided up, like the one for [...]

Commentary on Matthew 1:18-25

This lection is, of course, one of the prime passages used and preached on during [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 7:10-16

Here is the promise: God is with us, so that we might live. God is [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 35:1-10

“They will rejoice.” This is the first word of Isaiah’s vision in chapter 35, and [...]

Commentary on Matthew 11:2-11

While in the Matthean lection for the second Sunday in Advent, we hear about John’s [...]

Commentary on Psalm 146:5-10

Psalm 146 is the first of the five great Hallel (praise) Psalms (146-150) that conclude [...]

Commentary on James 5:7-10

Many scriptural texts can be read in isolation of their context and still provide some [...]

Comentario del San Mateo 11:2-11

El pasaje debería extenderse hasta el v.15, pues obviamente constituye [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 11:1-10

Isaiah preaches hope in a time of terror and justice in a time of oppression. [...]