First Reading

Luther crest, Eisleben, Germany
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34

Reformation Sunday draws our attention to God’s ongoing work of [...]

Matthew 22:19
Commentary on Isaiah 45:1-7

Can a community of faith benefit from a champion who does not even know God? [...]

Matthew 22:37
Commentary on Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18

“I never realized I could fall asleep on a treadmill [...]

Matthew 22:4
Commentary on Isaiah 25:1-9

Isaiah 25:1-9 testifies to God’s wonderful transformation. It emerges from the so-called Isaiah Apocalypse (Isaiah [...]

Matthew 21:28
Commentary on Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32

“The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth [...]

Matthew 21:33
Commentary on Isaiah 5:1-7

This intricate poem expresses the divine pain at the people’s failure to live out the [...]

Matthew 18:33
Commentary on Genesis 50:15-21

Perhaps the two most often used words in today’s church [...]

Matthew 20:14
Commentary on Jonah 3:10—4:11

The foundational proposition and premise of the book of Jonah [...]

Matthew 18:20
Commentary on Ezekiel 33:7-11

Most Americans have no idea that someone convicted of a crime in the United States [...]

The Canaanite Woman asks for healing for her daughter
Commentary on Isaiah 56:1, 6-8

Isaiah 56:1-8 radically expands the boundaries for being included among [...]