Commentary on John 1:6-8, 19-28
The Gospel readings for the Third Sunday of Advent in [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
This passage connects being made completely holy (oloklēron) with the [...]
Commentary on 2 Peter 3:8-15a
The believers to whom Peter writes have, in his view, two interrelated problems: they doubt [...]
Commentary on Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
The psalm assigned for last week (Advent 1) included a [...]
Commentary on Mark 1:1-8
To an observant reader, one notes that the first verse in the gospel of Mark does not [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 40:1-11
With these opening words of Second Isaiah (chapters 40-55), the prophet offers a balm for [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 64:1-9
This pericope is simultaneously rooted in the rich memories of God’s saving acts and mired [...]
Commentary on Mark 13:24-37
Mark 13:1-37 is set exactly in the middle of the passion narrative in the gospel [...]
Commentary on Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
Psalm 80’s thrice-repeated refrain (vv. 3, 7, 19) is a [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:3-9
As in most of his letters, Paul begins 1 Corinthians [...]