Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
I grew up with the legendary R.E.M. song, “It’s the [...]
Second Reading
Commentary on Ephesians 1:11-23
Every Pauline letter opens with either a thanksgiving prayer or [...]
Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
Second Thessalonians has traditionally been understood as a short follow-up [...]
Commentary on Romans 3:19-28
Our lectionary reading is part of an answer to the question, “What advantage does the [...]
Commentary on 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
The late comedian Mitch Hedberg joked about the difference between [...]
Commentary on 2 Timothy 3:14—4:5
Sometimes the theological controversies we know so well, the conflicts [...]
Commentary on 2 Timothy 2:8-15
Today’s epistle lesson—I’ll refer to the lesson itself, without rehashing [...]
Commentary on 2 Timothy 1:1-14
“There are two questions that we have to ask ourselves. [...]
Commentary on 1 Timothy 6:6-19
Live not for battles won. Live not for the-end-of-the-song. Live [...]
Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:1-7
In 1 Timothy 2:1–7, the author shifts into the specific “instructions” (tēn paraggelian, see also [...]
