Commentary on Mark 8:27-38
Last week, we began a three week exploration of the question: “What if?“ A big [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a
What is the meaning of suffering? This is one of the most profound questions that [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 35:4-7a
In many of our churches, we tend to align salvation with God’s grace, themes that [...]
Commentary on Psalm 146
As I have done with the previous three Psalm lections, I again tie the theme of worship [...]
Commentary on James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17
The second chapter of James offers a far-reaching treatment of [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
Tradition assigns authorship of three biblical books to Solomon. The [...]
Commentary on Mark 7:24-37
In the next three weeks, we’ll look at three texts from Mark in which a [...]
Commentary on Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Three things right off the bat: First, no jokes about [...]
Commentary on Song of Solomon 2:8-13
“What in the world is this doing in the Bible?” [...]
Commentary on James 1:17-27
This Sunday is the beginning of a series of readings from the book of James. [...]