Revised Common Lectionary

Commentary on 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14

“What would you wish for if you could wish for [...]

Commentary on Psalm 34:9-14

Last Sunday’s Psalm lection (34:1-8) contained some of the typical features of individual Psalms of [...]

Commentary on Psalm 34:1-8

Psalm 34 is classified as an Individual Hymn of Thanksgiving. Fifteen individual Hymns of Thanksgiving [...]

Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33

The long, violent conflict between David and Absalom has finally [...]

Commentary on Ephesians 4:25-5:2

The opening word of the passage (in Greek, dio, “for [...]

Commentary on 1 Kings 19:4-8

Elijah’s story lends itself well to preaching, with plenty of miraculous deeds and his challenge [...]

Commentary on John 6:35, 41-51

This week the real challenge of preaching John 6 from [...]

Commentary on John 6:24-35

Preachers may need to remind their congregations about last week’s text and the feeding of [...]

Commentary on Ephesians 4:1-16

This passage forms the hinge between the theological statement of [...]

Commentary on Psalm 78:23-29

Psalm 78’s superscription reads, “A Maskil of Asaph.” While some commentators and readers ignore the [...]