Commentary on 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14
The Old Testament readings for this week and next week [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Psalm 34:9-14
How many times a day do you use the phrase “It’s all good?”1 It’s an [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-6
On the wall of the bedroom that my younger brother and I shared was a [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 5:15-20
Ephesians 5:15-20 concludes a section in Ephesians (that began in [...]
Commentary on John 6:51-58
Jesus is manna, food that sustained Israel both physically and spiritually in the wilderness. John [...]
Commentary on Hosea 1:2-10
As the reader of the book of Hosea moves from interpreting to preaching, unresolved and [...]
Commentary on Psalm 138
Psalm 138 is almost always categorized as a song of thanksgiving. God has answered the psalmist’s prayer [...]
Commentary on Colossians 2:6-15 [16-19]
With a wonderful mixed metaphor, our passage captures the dynamics [...]
Commentary on Genesis 18:20-32
This week’s first lesson moves the narrative from a divine [...]
Commentary on Luke 11:1-13
In Luke 11:1-13, Jesus answers a fundamental question of the life of faith — how [...]
