Commentary on Mark 1:1-8
To an observant reader, one notes that the first verse in the gospel of Mark does not [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Isaiah 40:1-11
With these opening words of Second Isaiah (chapters 40-55), the prophet offers a balm for [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 64:1-9
This pericope is simultaneously rooted in the rich memories of God’s saving acts and mired [...]
Commentary on Mark 13:24-37
Mark 13:1-37 is set exactly in the middle of the passion narrative in the gospel [...]
Commentary on Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
Psalm 80’s thrice-repeated refrain (vv. 3, 7, 19) is a [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:3-9
As in most of his letters, Paul begins 1 Corinthians [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
The “kingship” of Christ is problematic for some of us [...]
Commentary on Matthew 25:31-46
We come this Sunday, in Matthew’s Gospel, to the final [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Luminous promises radiate from this passage in Ezekiel. Only here [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 1:15-23
Perhaps many of us remember a typical childhood conversation. Approaching [...]
