Commentary on Matthew 27:27-61
Researchers have been exploring the power of writing and re-writing [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on Matthew 26:17-30
About a year or two ago, I remember reading about [...]
Commentary on Matthew 21:1-17
Modern people swim in a sea of “spectacle,” that is, the use of compelling or [...]
Commentary on Matthew 25:31-46
Scholars often identify this story not as a parable, but [...]
Commentary on Matthew 25:1-13
On its face this parable seems straightforward enough, especially if we read it through the [...]
Commentary on Matthew 22:1-14
More than a few elements in Matthew’s story of the wedding feast seem way over [...]
Commentary on Matthew 20:1-16
There is no question that God cares about economic justice. The Bible consistently witnesses to [...]
Commentary on Matthew 18:15-35
The first part of this section (Matthew 18:15-20) is commonly [...]
Commentary on Matthew 18:1-9
“At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who is the greatest in [...]
Commentary on Matthew 16:24—17:8
Truth be told, I have always dreaded preaching on the [...]