Second Reading

Much of our reflection about Christmas focuses on the who and the what. We ponder [...]

Galatians 4 is one of the most discussed passages in Paul’s letters. No wonder: it [...]

I have argued in the previous commentary that the Pastoral Epistles weave together clear, practical, [...]

For the Nativity of Our Lord, the Revised Common Lectionary proposes two texts from one [...]

Paul’s greeting in his letter to the Romans (1:1–7) immediately focusses the audience’s attention on [...]

A central theological and pastoral thrust of Advent is the correlation between God’s impending endgame [...]

There are many striking features of Romans 15:4–13 that might stimulate a preacher’s imagination. It [...]

In Romans 13:11–14, Paul exhorts believers to live fully into the new identity given to [...]

This is a tough passage to unravel. Like most of [...]