Commentary on Psalm 146
Israel has long employed three groups of hymnic praise or “Hallels” in worship: the “Egyptian Hallel” (Psalms [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:8-16
Sometimes God’s provision comes in the most unlikely of places and by means of the [...]
Commentary on Hebrews 9:24-28
The letter to the Hebrews paints a series of contrasts between Jesus, our great high [...]
Commentary on Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
After taking up Ruth 1:1-18 in the Twenty-second Sunday after [...]
Commentary on Mark 12:38-44
This reading from the Gospel of Mark is a two-act drama with some intriguing and [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
A friend of mine in seminary told me about one [...]
Commentary on John 13:1-17, 31b-35
His hour had come… He loved them to the end… [...]
Commentary on Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
A single voice speaks here, drawing me into the psalmist’s [...]
Commentary on Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11-14
The church should reclaim the Passover. We tend to relegate [...]
Commentary on Mark 14:1—15:47
Mark is the shortest of the canonical gospels. His story [...]
