Commentary on Psalm 93
Yahweh malak. After almost thirty years of ministering to the dead-language-impaired, I still marvel at the problems [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on 1 Samuel 1:4-20
The first chapter of 1 Samuel presents itself as a watershed moment in the history [...]
Commentary on Hebrews 10:11-14 [15-18] 19-25
Last week’s lesson from Hebrews 9:24-28 told us that the [...]
Commentary on Psalm 16
Psalm 16 is a very problematic psalm, and for a gaggle of reasons: 1. Most scholars consider [...]
Commentary on Mark 13:1-8
In the current culture, it’s hard to gauge how people hear the predictions and imagery [...]
Commentary on Daniel 12:1-3
Our lectionary text for today considers a question that these days may be all too [...]
Commentary on Psalm 146
Israel has long employed three groups of hymnic praise or “Hallels” in worship: the “Egyptian Hallel” (Psalms [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:8-16
Sometimes God’s provision comes in the most unlikely of places and by means of the [...]
Commentary on Hebrews 9:24-28
The letter to the Hebrews paints a series of contrasts between Jesus, our great high [...]
Commentary on Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
After taking up Ruth 1:1-18 in the Twenty-second Sunday after [...]
