Revised Common Lectionary

Commentary on Colossians 3:1-4

Colossians is in many ways “the epistle in the middle.” [...]

Commentary on Philippians 2:5-11

Matthew gives us the story of Jesus’ passion. Paul gives [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a

“God has given me the tongue of a teacher,” says the prophet–something, no doubt, all [...]

Commentary on Matthew 27:11-54

The Passion Narratives in the four gospels are similar to [...]

Commentary on Ezekiel 37:1-14

The “valley of dry bones” is almost certainly the most beloved and well known of [...]

Commentary on John 11:1-45

It is significant that the story of Lazarus, unique to the Gospel of John, is [...]

Commentary on Romans 8:6-11

The second lesson for Lent 5 may be attractive from a simple numerical standpoint: the [...]

Commentary on John 9:1-41

Preaching on John 9:1-41 reminds me of the children’s book A Fish Out of Water, [...]

Commentary on Ephesians 5:8-14

In the midst of a group of complex lessons (not [...]

Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:1-13

One of the primary messages of this story is that [...]