Commentary on 1 John 3:1-7
This passage echoes a prominent theme in John’s Gospel, namely, what it means to be [...]
Second Reading
Commentary on 1 John 1:1—2:2
Despite bearing the title “the First Epistle of John,” the [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
In many ways 1 Corinthians 15 is Paul’s closing argument [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Relay races are instructive for life. In a 4×100 relay [...]
Commentary on Philippians 2:5-11
In the 1990s, Gatorade launched a campaign: “Be Like Mike.” [...]
Commentary on Hebrews 5:5-10
Presumably, the lectionary intends the church to sit with and contemplate this image of the [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 2:1-10
The second chapter of the letter to the Ephesians begins [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Given Paul’s letters’ dense theological ideas, preachers often find it [...]
Commentary on Romans 4:13-25
I find preaching from the epistolary literature of the New Testament difficult. The narratives of [...]
Commentary on 1 Peter 3:18-22
The author of 1 Peter addresses “the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, [...]
