Commentary on Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14
What is your spatial metaphor for heaven? Many of the [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Daniel 12:1-3
Daniel 12:1–3 has become one of the touchstones of the Christian doctrine of the resurrection. [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:8-16
This week’s text is one in a series of miracle stories in the books of [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 25:6-9
I have a confession to make: I am a little bit obsessed with the “Below [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 6:1-9
In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses sets out to instruct [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34
Jeremiah 31:31-34 is such a beautiful text for Reformation Sunday! [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-9
This poem opens with a string of commands: “Sing aloud with gladness!” “Raise loud shouts!” [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 53:4-12
When I was in seminary there was a joke circulating about a children’s sermon. A [...]
Commentary on Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
In this passage, Amos preaches that ancient Israelite leaders incurred [...]
Commentary on Genesis 2:18-24
This passage depicts an immanent creator trying to make a fitting partner for the original [...]