Commentary on Isaiah 35:4-7a
The oracle begins with a command to speak, to proclaim words that remedy weakness and [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9
Moses will never enter the land of promise. He will [...]
Commentary on 2 Kings 4:42-44
Second Kings 4:42-44 is part of a narrative complex (1 Kings 17-2 Kings 9) that [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 23:1-6
Leadership is a buzzword in many disciplines these days: business, law, medicine, education, politics, and [...]
Commentary on Amos 7:7-15
“You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting,” mocks [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 2:1-5
Preachers may “understand” this text too quickly — as in, Yes, I get it: The [...]
Commentary on Lamentations 3:22-33
What if the center cannot hold, as William Butler Yeats [...]
Commentary on Job 38:1-11
The book of Job, like the lament psalms, serves to keep us honest. There are [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 17:22-24
In this text, Ezekiel gives us yet another of the [...]
Commentary on Genesis 3:8-15
Reading the Genesis 3 text in light of Jesus’ confrontations with people who thought he [...]
