Commentary on Psalm 19:7-14
The lectionary tries to steal this psalm from us, but we don’t need to let [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
Esther is a strange and difficult book for several reasons, [...]
Commentary on Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29
The book of Numbers can be a theological quagmire. Today’s [...]
Commentary on James 5:13-20
The preceding chapters in the Epistle of James have described the ideal of a congregation [...]
Commentary on James 3:13—4:3, 7-8a
This week’s epistle reading explicitly connects James’ interest in mindful [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 31:10-31
Proverbs 31:10-31 is the famous poem celebrating the “capable wife.” [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18-20
How are the faithful to respond in times of pressing [...]
Commentary on Psalm 54
Why the passion of this psalm? Why its sharp, even repellant characterization of the enemies? Why the [...]
Commentary on Mark 9:30-37
This is the third week of our “What if?” approach to texts from Mark. We’ve [...]
Commentary on James 3:1-12
This Sunday’s passage involves one of the more peculiar passages in the New Testament. But [...]