Second Reading

flat gray stones
Commentary on Romans 10:8b-13

When Jesus goes into the desert for forty days and nights, he comes face-to-face with [...]

charcoal black
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10

Ash Wednesday is grounded in two theological claims that stretch [...]

figure standing on mountaintop with white clouds behind
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 3:12—4:2

This passage is all about hope. But when Paul speaks [...]

grain overflowing into a basket
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50

Epiphany is a season of revelations and manifestations. These words [...]

band of clouds over horizon
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Years ago an actively engaged congregational leader confided that Easter [...]

Lakeside with sun rising
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Showing up elsewhere in the lectionary (Year B) on Easter [...]

tracks through field of yellow flowers
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

First Corinthians 13 is, perhaps, one of the most recognizable [...]

table set for feast with sunlight streaming in
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

This second part of 1 Corinthians 12 echoes many of [...]

heart outline in LED lights
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Emerging out of a holiday season of gift giving, the [...]

landscape in Iceland -- streams converging around a volcanic mountain
Commentary on Acts 8:14-17

If we pull together various baptism passages from the New Testament, a picture starts to [...]