Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-9
This poem opens with a string of commands: “Sing aloud with gladness!” “Raise loud shouts!” [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 53:4-12
When I was in seminary there was a joke circulating about a children’s sermon. A [...]
Commentary on Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
In this passage, Amos preaches that ancient Israelite leaders incurred [...]
Commentary on Genesis 2:18-24
This passage depicts an immanent creator trying to make a fitting partner for the original [...]
Commentary on Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29
Murmuring has consequences. COVID complaints and challenges in our context [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18-20
While the use of a lectionary cycle provides preachers and [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a
The third Servant Song in Deutero-Isaiah (Isaiah 50:4-9a) probably has received less attention than its [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 35:4-7a
The lectionary text of this week is embedded in a joyful celebration of God’s definitive [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9
The season that we anticipate as the COVID pandemic seems [...]
Commentary on Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18
Covenant renewal happens even in the season of COVID-19. The [...]