Commentary on Mark 4:26-34
Building on the parable of the sower that opens this parable chapter in Mark, this [...]
Gospel
Commentary on Mark 3:20-35
Jesus did not fit in. He was at odds with his family’s sociological script and [...]
Commentary on John 3:1-17
Most people know John 3:16, but a great many may not associate it with Nicodemus. [...]
Commentary on John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
Perhaps nothing breathes more strongly than the promise and presence [...]
Commentary on John 17:6-19
The hour approaches and along with it the glory of both the Father and the [...]
Commentary on John 15:9-17
If last Sunday’s lesson ended on the note of disciples glorifying God the Father through [...]
Commentary on John 15:1-8
In the promise of an “abiding” presence God’s Easter people find not some abstract speculation [...]
Commentary on John 10:11-18
“One flock, one shepherd . . .” On the walk back from the now empty [...]
Commentary on Luke 24:36b-48
Lectionary-based preachers will tell you that there are both pluses and minuses to following that [...]
Commentary on John 20:19-31
“So that you may come to believe . . .” As our Easter celebrations continue, [...]