Commentary on 2 Kings 2:1-12
Second Kings 2:1-12 is almost exactly half a narrative. The entire chapter has a chiastic [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 40:21-31
The chapters following Isaiah 40 address a tired and weary people who likely had some [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 52:7-10
The text from Second Isaiah follows closely on Christmas Eve’s reading from First Isaiah though [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 61:10—62:3
The book of Ezekiel defines a true prophet in this [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 62:6-12
So many choices!1 For Christmas Day in any of the years of the lectionary cycle, [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Even God’s friend Moses did not live forever. But God [...]
Commentary on Jonah 3:1-5, 10
Jonah is a tale of what happens when God’s mercy is too much for some, [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:1-10 [11-20]
The story of the calling of Samuel is a familiar [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6
We often call it “the bridge.” We look at the gap, or chasm, between the [...]
Commentary on Genesis 1:1-5
Over this last year of uncertainty and anxiety, I have been binging feel-good videos unapologetically. [...]