Commentary on Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
It is said that hope springs eternal. There are times, [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
This passage stands out as marking Jeremiah’s centrality to the [...]
Commentary on Lamentations 1:1-6
We live in a world that is uncomfortable with feelings [...]
Commentary on Lamentations 1:1-6
The book of Lamentations articulates the anguish of the Hebrews [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
The truncated text of the lectionary selection distorts the message [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
Jeremiah’s words here astonish, and yet they fulfill what he [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:27-34
The prophet’s job is twofold. In Jeremiah 31:27 God reminds [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:27-34
Jeremiah starts this passage on a hopeful note. In 29:11, [...]
Commentary on Joel 2:23-32
Were anyone to quiz congregants filing in to worship about the content of the little [...]
Commentary on Joel 2:23-32
Joel 2 is, perhaps, most well known from its quotation in Acts 2:14 and following. [...]
