Commentary on Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
What appears to be a simple account of an arranged [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Genesis 22:1-14
“Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him.” This protest [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 28:5-9
My work on this text was interrupted by a telephone call from a Jewish friend. [...]
Commentary on Romans 6:12-23
Diving into this lesson at v. 12 of Romans 6 puts one midstream into a [...]
Commentary on Matthew 10:40-42
This is the third consecutive Sunday devoted to Jesus’ instructions [...]
Commentary on Romans 6:1b-11
Sometimes the editorial decisions of the Lectionary committees astound me. Why in the world does [...]
Commentary on Genesis 21:8-21
This continuation of Genesis 21:1-7 describes the conflict in Abraham’s family caused by Isaac’s birth. [...]
Commentary on Matthew 10:24-39
Clarence Jordan is one of my all-time favorite Christians. He [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 20:7-13
Reading through this text brings to mind what Professor John [...]
Commentary on Exodus 19:2-8a
During the four years that I was a student at Luther Seminary I can recall [...]