Commentary on Revelation 7:9-17
John’s apocalyptic visions in Revelation 7:9-17 present challenges in two [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18
Bondage to a lie, or freedom’s integrity. The reading makes [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-6
Wisdom has built her house… Proverbs 9 continues what might be called the “Acts of [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:4-8
Elijah’s story lends itself well to preaching, with plenty of miraculous deeds and his challenge [...]
Commentary on Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15
What does it mean to know God? Depending on the [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 25:6-9
Isaiah 25:6-10a serves up one of the most glorious images in the Hebrew Bible. “On [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6
Every prophetic oracle is spoken within a historical context. I believe that, as preachers, we [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26
The Christmas season is easily equated with children. Children abound [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 52:7-10
The text from Second Isaiah follows closely on Christmas Eve’s reading from First Isaiah though [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7
On Christmas Eve, and probably before it, many hear Isaiah 9 and Isaiah 11 echoed [...]