Commentary on Genesis 45:1-15
Long before HBO had Tony Soprano, the Bible had Joseph, arguably the original bad-guy protagonist. [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Exodus 1:8—2:10
Opening lines in Hebrew narratives are loaded with meaning, but [...]
Commentary on Exodus 1:8—2:10
The command to know “who you are and whose you [...]
Commentary on Exodus 3:1-15
I never thought very much about shoes — especially about when to take them off [...]
Commentary on Exodus 3:1-15
This first revelation of sacred space identifies as holy the soil itself, God’s good land [...]
Commentary on Exodus 12:1-14
Wherever you live right now, it is probably Egypt in some way or another. In [...]
Commentary on Exodus 12:1-14
It can be hard to let go of the things, places, relationships, and systems that [...]
Commentary on Exodus 14:19-31
Three steps forward … two steps back … After the tenth and final plague — [...]
Commentary on Exodus 14:19-31
A cloud holds water, promise of rain and sustenance. It presages storm. It can obscure [...]
Commentary on Exodus 16:2-15
Christians are often eager to follow John’s Gospel in typologically linking the “bread from heaven” [...]