Commentary on Mark 6:14-29
Today’s text is probably one of the best known birthday party stories ever! Maybe we [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19
Over the next three weeks, we move from a “yes-but” [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14
The Second Lesson for this Sunday is the first in [...]
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 12:2-10
He was a spellbinding preacher addressing the ecumenical Thanksgiving gathering [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10
David was anointed to be king three times. The first [...]
Commentary on Mark 6:1-13
This is one of those instances where the lectionary disturbs the narrative flow of Mark’s [...]
Commentary on Psalm 123
One of the more helpful approaches to the Psalms is considering these poems as pilgrimage songs of [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 2:1-5
Passages like this one can lead in two very different directions. On the one hand, [...]
Commentary on Psalm 30
For centuries, Christians have found the book of Psalms to be a powerful resource for all dimensions [...]
Commentary on Mark 5:21-43
The text at hand is one of those two-for-one deals where one story is used [...]