Commentary on Mark 12:38-44
This reading from the Gospel of Mark is a two-act drama with some intriguing and [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
A friend of mine in seminary told me about one [...]
Commentary on John 13:1-17, 31b-35
His hour had come… He loved them to the end… [...]
Commentary on Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
A single voice speaks here, drawing me into the psalmist’s [...]
Commentary on Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11-14
The church should reclaim the Passover. We tend to relegate [...]
Commentary on Mark 14:1—15:47
Mark is the shortest of the canonical gospels. His story [...]
Commentary on Philippians 2:5-11
Philippians 2:5-11 is one of the New Testament’s truly majestic [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a
When we preachers engage the Suffering Servant passages we enter territory that is both evocative [...]
Commentary on Psalm 31:9-16
The Psalms enrich preaching during Holy Week and Easter, even if few preachers base an [...]
Commentary on Hebrews 5:5-10
While Hebrews will be read three times during Holy Week, and then for several weeks [...]