Revised Common Lectionary

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

The opening of any letter sets the tone for the [...]

Commentary on Philippians 4:1-9

Were Euodia and Syntyche squabbling? Or, has Paul’s exhortation in [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 25:1-9

Giving attention to the text and getting at tension in the text: Sound biblical interpretation [...]

Commentary on Matthew 22:1-14

This is one parable you won’t find in your child’s Sunday school curriculum. It is [...]

Commentary on Exodus 32:1-14

Tell me, whose side are you standing on? I’m standing on the Lord’s side. Whose [...]

Commentary on Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

Exodus 19:1 states that “on the third new moon after [...]

Commentary on Matthew 21:33-46

This parable continues Jesus’ response to the chief priests and [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 5:1-7

Grape Expectations: Our experience with Isaiah 5:1-7 can be strangely similar to that of the [...]

Commentary on Philippians 3:4b-14

There was a popular scene on ancient Greek vases: a [...]

Commentary on Philippians 2:1-13

Philippians 2:6 might be translated: “He did not regard snatching [...]