Commentary on Isaiah 51:1-6
Isaiah 51 emphatically seeks to break open an unimaginable future. Expectations are reversed; life is [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Genesis 45:1-15
The text for today describes a moving scene of reconciliation, the self-revelation of Joseph to [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 56:1, 6-8
“The foreigners who join themselves to the Lord” and “eunuchs [...]
Commentary on Matthew 15:[10-20] 21-28
Preachers face a serious temptation with this week’s reading from [...]
Commentary on Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
Paul continues to draw upon the whole of scripture, the [...]
Commentary on Romans 10:5-15
Following the introduction to these three chapters in Romans (9:1-5), Paul draws upon several Old [...]
Commentary on Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
In our text for today, sibling rivalry comes close to [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:9-18
1 Kings 19 begins with Elijah fleeing, not only from Ahab and Jezebel, but also [...]
Commentary on Matthew 14:22-33
The story of Jesus walking on water is so well-known [...]
Commentary on Matthew 14:13-21
Stories of Jesus feeding huge crowds with only a little [...]