Commentary on Zephaniah 3:14-20
The third Sunday of Advent traditionally has a focus on [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Philippians 4:4-7
It’s an exclamation we’ve heard time and time again, “Rejoice [...]
Commentary on Luke 1:68-79
Like a melody in a musical overture, Zechariah’s prophecy hints at things to come, while [...]
Commentary on Malachi 3:1-4
Familiar to many from its use in Handel’s Messiah, this passage from Malachi speaks of [...]
Commentary on Philippians 1:3-11
“Friendship is essential to the soul.” This is the motto [...]
Commentary on Luke 3:1-6
Note to the preacher: since the lectionary splits Luke’s account of John the Baptist’s ministry between the [...]
Commentary on Luke 21:25-36
Advent is a season that messes with our sense of time. While we typically live [...]
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
Love epitomizes all social obligations. This may be the “take [...]
Commentary on Psalm 25:1-10
Psalm 25:1-10 appears three times in the Revised Common Lectionary: in ordinary time (Proper 21), [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 33:14-16
On this first Sunday of Advent, one cannot read the [...]