First Reading

Commentary on Joshua 5:9-12

The people of Israel are fresh out of the liminal space of the wilderness. Forty [...]

Commentary on Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18

Zephaniah threatens that God will annihilate all living things due [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 25:6-9

Food is not just the fuel that we use to propel our bodies through the [...]

Commentary on Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18

Daniel Chapter 7: four great beasts, resembling a winged lion, [...]

Commentary on Revelation 7:9-17

John’s apocalyptic visions in Revelation 7:9-17 present challenges in two [...]

Commentary on Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18

Bondage to a lie, or freedom’s integrity. The reading makes [...]

Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-6

Wisdom has built her house… Proverbs 9 continues what might be called the “Acts of [...]

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 Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15

What does it mean to know God? Depending on the [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 25:6-9

Isaiah 25:6-10a serves up one of the most glorious images in the Hebrew Bible. “On [...]