Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-6
Food is a metaphor for life in many biblical stories. For a few weeks now, [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on John 6:51-58
In this section of the Bread of Life discourse, Jesus introduces a profound concept: “flesh” [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 4:25-5:2
The straightforward “don’ts” and “dos” of today’s text tempt a [...]
Commentary on Psalm 34:1-8
Psalm 34 is classified as an Individual Hymn of Thanksgiving.1 Fifteen individual Hymns of Thanksgiving [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
David’s care for his son Absalom, despite his rebellion, is [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:4-8
In my youth, when I would watch movies and television or read novels, I was [...]
Commentary on John 6:35, 41-51
This is a pivotal part of the later section 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.”1 While some commentators and readers ignore the [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:26—12:13a
Last week’s passage invited us to consider the spaces of [...]
