Narrative Lectionary

Canteen on dry rockbed
Commentary on Ezekiel 37:1-14

This week’s passage is another one of Ezekiel’s whirlwind visions and ecstasy type encounters. This [...]

Commentary on Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14

Would Jeremiah have made it onto as many coffee mugs, [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 9:1-7

I often come away from reading Isaiah with a particular experience. I encounter magnificent poetry, [...]

Commentary on Amos 1:1-2; 5:14-15, 21-24

Every pastor has encountered people who must dig through years [...]

Man overlooking Nazareth
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-18

We can find material in this passage to engage almost any identity we find within [...]

Commentary on 1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:1-13

Solomon’s call is a perfect example of a call wherein [...]

John 10:3
Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 51:10-14

God’s call comes in many forms. God’s call to Moses [...]

Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:1-21

As First Samuel opens, things could not be worse for Israel. Judges, the previous book, [...]

to cut the bread
Commentary on Exodus 16:1-18

(This week’s scripture passage is Exodus 16:1-18, but it is helpful to keep Exodus 15:1–17:7 [...]

burning bush
Commentary on Exodus 2:23-25; 3:1-15; 4:10-17

Does it matter to know God’s name? For a child [...]