Revised Common Lectionary

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 [...]

Commentary on Revelation 1:4b-8

The book of Revelation, called in Greek the Apocalypse, exercises [...]

Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:1-7

Whether these “last words” of David were spoken by the king himself or composed by [...]

Commentary on John 18:33-37

Jesus’ kingship begins with the opening verse of the gospel of John: “In the beginning [...]

Commentary on Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14

It would be easy to preach our lectionary text for [...]

Commentary on Psalm 93

Yahweh malak. After almost thirty years of ministering to the dead-language-impaired, I still marvel at the problems [...]

Commentary on 1 Samuel 1:4-20

The first chapter of 1 Samuel presents itself as a watershed moment in the history [...]

Commentary on Hebrews 10:11-14 [15-18] 19-25

Last week’s lesson from Hebrews 9:24-28 told us that the [...]

Commentary on Psalm 16

Psalm 16 is a very problematic psalm, and for a gaggle of reasons: 1. Most scholars consider [...]