Commentary on Jeremiah 1:4-10
Most prophetic books provide little or no information about the life of the prophet. In [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Psalm 103:1-8
Psalm 103 is classified as an Individual Hymn of Thanksgiving, a psalm in which a [...]
Commentary on Hebrews 12:18-29
Today’s second reading is the third of four consecutive readings [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 58:9b-14
Isaiah 56–66, so-called Third Isaiah, addresses the post-exilic community struggling to make a new life [...]
Commentary on Luke 13:10-17
In Luke’s narrative, two scenes of Jesus’ teaching sandwiches this account of healing and controversy [...]
Commentary on Luke 14:1, 7-14
Outwardly, the pericope for this Sunday seems to be offering just wise advice. Do X [...]
Commentary on Psalm 112
Psalm 112 is an alphabetic acrostic that presents us, the readers, with a totalizing view of its [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 2:4-13
“For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 25:6-7
The lectionary-driven preacher is rarely invited to deliver a sermon based on a text from [...]
Commentary on Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Hebrews 13 can read like a list of rules — [...]
