Commentary on 2 Kings 4:42-44
Today’s reading is one of two back-to-back but separate stories of Elisha providing food for [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on John 6:1-21
The feeding of the multitude is the only miracle story told in all four Gospels. [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:1-15
The preacher needs to plan carefully how to allocate the [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:1-14a
The opening clause of 2 Samuel 7 sets up a [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 2:11-22
On this Sunday, the text from Ephesians expresses some major [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 23:1-6
The passage opens with an ominous tone: Woe! The voice is that of the prophet [...]
Commentary on Psalm 23
Psalm 23 is classified as an Individual Psalm of Thanksgiving. In this type of psalm, singers praise [...]
Commentary on Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
This Gospel reading begins with an account of the disciples’ [...]
Commentary on Psalm 85:8-13
An interpretation of Psalm 85:8-13 needs first to find a context in the whole of [...]
Commentary on Amos 7:7-15
This brief passage consists of a vision (verses 7-9; the third of five visions in [...]