Commentary on John 1:29-42
“It is not about me.” That is the message whenever people in the Fourth Gospel [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
When we read 1 Corinthians, we are quite literally reading [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 49:1-7
One week after the Baptism of Our Lord, the lectionary texts from the Old Testament [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 42:1-9
“New things” are afoot. Israel’s penalty paid twofold, her exile at an end, the prophet [...]
Commentary on Acts 10:34-43
This text for the Baptism of Jesus is a short sermon that summarizes the entire [...]
Commentary on Matthew 3:13-17
The Gospel lesson for this day presents the second of seven pericopes in Matthew’s Gospel [...]
Commentary on Matthew 2:1-12
The story of the magi foreshadows later developments in Matthew’s narrative. Even in infancy Jesus [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 3:1-12
“Mystery” is the term that runs throughout this passage from [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6
Bleak midwinter seems a fitting stage for this lectionary text that likely dates to the [...]
Commentary on Hebrews 2:10-18
The days between Christmas and New Year’s Day see a shift from the images of [...]