Commentary on Jeremiah 20:7-13
The book of Jeremiah revisits his calling—not to celebrate it, [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Exodus 19:2-8a
Exodus 19 marks a pivotal transition between the first two sections of the book of [...]
Commentary on Hosea 5:15-6:6
Commentators have long puzzled over the interpretation of this passage for several reasons.1 First, they suggest [...]
Commentary on Genesis 1:1—2:4a
Genesis 1 narrates God’s magisterial creation of our universe in [...]
Commentary on Acts 2:1-21
In attempting to describe the events of the first Christian Pentecost to the people of [...]
Commentary on Acts 1:6-14
Every now and then a church decides to go on a retreat together to a [...]
Commentary on Acts 1:1-11
The book of Acts begins with a recap: a summary of what was narrated in [...]
Commentary on Acts 17:22-31
“Probably no ten verses in the Acts of the Apostles have formed the text for [...]
Commentary on Acts 7:55-60
Stephen’s story in the book of Acts powerfully exemplifies a bold, Spirit-empowered witness to the [...]
Commentary on Acts 2:42-47
Acts portrays an idyllic community arising from the fiery events of Shavuot in chapter 2. [...]
