Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6
Every prophetic oracle is spoken within a historical context. I believe that, as preachers, we [...]
First Reading
Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26
The Christmas season is easily equated with children. Children abound [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 52:7-10
The text from Second Isaiah follows closely on Christmas Eve’s reading from First Isaiah though [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7
On Christmas Eve, and probably before it, many hear Isaiah 9 and Isaiah 11 echoed [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 1:4-10
Jeremiah’s first-person poetic account of God’s calling him as a prophet echoes in brief, elliptical [...]
Commentary on Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah are as distinct from [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:17-24
The wheels almost come off the wagon of the bold [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34
Jeremiah 31:31-34 is an arresting set of verses. Out of [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 63:7-9
Not many people will come to church on December 29th. It will probably be mostly [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 62:6-12
The wedding metaphor that sets up our passage in Isaiah 62 is probably the reason [...]