Second Reading

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Commentary on Philippians 2:5-11

In the 1990s, Gatorade launched a campaign: “Be Like Mike.”  [...]

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Commentary on Hebrews 5:5-10

Presumably, the lectionary intends the church to sit with and contemplate this image of the [...]

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Commentary on Ephesians 2:1-10

The second chapter of the letter to the Ephesians begins [...]

Pigeon looking left
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Given Paul’s letters’ dense theological ideas, preachers often find it [...]

cross-shaped tree
Commentary on Romans 4:13-25

I find preaching from the epistolary literature of the New Testament difficult.  The narratives of [...]

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Commentary on 1 Peter 3:18-22

The author of 1 Peter addresses “the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, [...]

dust in hands
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10

Reconciliation is the central theme in 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10.  Paul [...]

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Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:3-6

Second Corinthians 4:3-6 is part of the defense letter of [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 9:16-23

The extended discussion in 1 Corinthians 9 points to the [...]

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Commentary on Hebrews 1:1-4 [5-12]

People experience the Christmas season differently.1 For some, it means [...]