Commentary on Acts 15:1-18
In Bird by Bird: Some Thoughts on Writing and Life, Anne Lamott recalls that, “E. [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on Acts 8:26-39
Have you ever found yourself at a strange point in life and wondered how you [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:8-20
One of the difficulties of preaching on Luke’s version of the nativity of Christ is [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]
Christmas is the season when Christians remember the birth of [...]
Commentary on Luke 1:26-45 [46-56]
The announcement of new births is usually exciting in most [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 61:1-11
The passage seems to contain multiple voices: a preacher and healer, an administrator, and YHWH.1 [...]
Commentary on Joel 2:12-13, 28-29
There are two patches in Joel’s prophetic quilt.1 Scholars do [...]
Commentary on Daniel 6:6-27
The beginning of the advent season takes us to Daniel 6. In the midst of [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-28; then 31:31-34
This week we enter one [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 6:1-8
In the World War II movie Fury, Shia LaBeouf’s character, appropriately nicknamed as “Bible,” because [...]