Commentary on Isaiah 61:1-11
The passage seems to contain multiple voices: a preacher and healer, an administrator, and YHWH.1 [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on Joel 2:12-13, 28-29
There are two patches in Joel’s prophetic quilt.1 Scholars do [...]
Commentary on Daniel 6:6-27
The beginning of the advent season takes us to Daniel 6. In the midst of [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-28; then 31:31-34
This week we enter one [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 6:1-8
In the World War II movie Fury, Shia LaBeouf’s character, appropriately nicknamed as “Bible,” because [...]
Commentary on Jonah 1:1-17; 3:1-10; [4:1-11]
God calls a man named Jonah. The man disobeys and [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:1-16 [17-24]
It is much easier to talk about trust — confidence [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:1-17
This key text of the “Davidic Covenant,” is similar to an airport or a train [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 1:9-11, 19-20; 2:1-10
The title for this narrative lectionary is apt: from a [...]
Commentary on Exodus 32:1-14
The story of the golden calf in Exodus 32 is one of the most complex [...]