Second Reading

Simeon and Anna
Commentary on Galatians 4:4-7

Galatians 4:4-7 contrasts our former status as slaves to the elemental spirits/principles of the world [...]

Sign: Silence/Silencio
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Preachers may be flummoxed to encounter today’s New Testament reading [...]

Sea of Galilee at sunset
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Though a brief passage, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 packs a punch. [...]

fig tree
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Throughout 1 Corinthians, the Apostle Paul encourages the Corinthian congregation [...]

star cluster
Commentary on Ephesians 3:1-12

The writing style of the author of Ephesians seems at [...]

Baptism of Christ
Commentary on Acts 19:1-7

Luke-Acts is a two-volume work by the same anonymous author, as in the case of [...]

Bang
Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14

The fact of human difference may no longer surprise us.1 [...]

The birth of Jesus with shepherds
Commentary on Titus 3:4-7

On Christmas, we celebrate the arrival of God’s promised Savior in the world.1 But what [...]

Ethiopian Coptic Service (1995)
Commentary on Titus 2:11-14

Godliness and good works are probably not the topics that most preachers would choose for [...]

Pregnant woman
Commentary on Romans 16:25-27

The doxology of Romans 16:25-27, as well as the past sixteen chapters of the epistle [...]