Commentary on Romans 16:25-27
Paul’s great letter to the Romans ends with a doxology — a moment of praise. [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Luke 1:26-38
The first two chapters of Luke include some of the most beautiful poetry in scripture, [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
Within David’s checkered story (a patchwork of triumph and downfall) [...]
Commentary on Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26
This marathon of a psalm is found in the last [...]
Commentary on Psalm 126
The theme of restoration that began with Psalm 80 in Advent 1, and Psalm 85 in Advent [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
With the Nativity of Our Lord drawing nigh, ponder this [...]
Commentary on John 1:6-8, 19-28
The Gospel readings for the Third Sunday of Advent in [...]
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
This passage connects being made completely holy (oloklēron) with the [...]
Commentary on 2 Peter 3:8-15a
The believers to whom Peter writes have, in his view, two interrelated problems: they doubt [...]
Commentary on Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
The psalm assigned for last week (Advent 1) included a [...]