Commentary on Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
The reconstituted people of Israel came together on a holy [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 62:1-5
The opening verses of Isaiah 62 contain a hope of a land fully embraced and [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 43:1-7
Isaiah 43 is simultaneously a comforting passage describing God’s redemptive love for Israel, and a [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6
We read Isaiah 60 at Epiphany in part because of the connection between the three [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 33:14-16
This lectionary reading introduces the season of Advent, when Christians [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-14
Jeremiah 31:7-14 is a complex theological text, which prompts the [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26
In some ways I am tempted to dare you to [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 62:6-12
This reading from Isaiah 62 is filled with striking and preachable bits and pieces. This [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7
A “zealous” God. Isaiah 9:2-7 (1-6 in the Hebrew) paints a picture of God’s zealousness, [...]
Commentary on Micah 5:2-5a
As I read Micah 5:2-5a, the Christmas carol “O Little Town of Bethlehem” comes to [...]