Commentary on John 18:1—19:42
Similar to the gospel lesson for Palm/Passion Sunday, the reading [...]

Similar to the gospel lesson for Palm/Passion Sunday, the reading [...]

Psalm 22 is a prayer of complaint that, perhaps more than any psalm, serves as a link [...]

Note: Part I explores the biblical text and Part II [...]

This is one of the Bible’s saddest texts, appropriately read by Christians on Good Friday, the saddest [...]

The irony inherent in the name given to this day [...]

The book of Hebrews is often seen, not without reason, [...]

This “servant song” (with 42:1-7; 49:1-6; 50:4-9) has been the [...]

Good Friday is a dark day in the church year–the [...]

John’s Passion account is its own sermon, extending from betrayal [...]

On Good Friday, the most somber day of the year, [...]