Revised Common Lectionary

Commentary on Exodus 17:1-7

This elegant story is, first and foremost, a dual commentary on human nature and divine [...]

Commentary on Romans 5:1-11

Paul had a preacher’s style that comes through in his writing. Often, as here, he [...]

Commentary on John 4:5-42

The second and third Sundays in Lent juxtapose two characters unique to the Gospel of [...]

Commentary on John 3:1-17

The Second Sunday in Lent begins a four week digression from the Gospel for Year [...]

Commentary on Romans 4:1-5, 13-17

Why would a preacher work with these pieces of a [...]

Commentary on Genesis 12:1-4a

Something that all the cultures of the world share is ancestor stories. Some within the [...]

Commentary on Matthew 4:1-11

It is no accident that Jesus winds up in the wilderness after his baptism. He [...]

Commentary on Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7

Context means everything. If one reads Genesis 2–3 against the [...]

Commentary on Romans 5:12-19

The Lenten readings of Paul’s letter to the Romans begin with a summary. While it [...]

Commentary on 2 Peter 1:16-21

The final Sunday in Epiphany is when the church remembers the Transfiguration of our Lord. [...]