Commentary on Luke 6:1-16
All too often, “doing” church devolves into fixation upon continuing customs and meeting expectations associated [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on Luke 5:1-11
Jesus’ famous invitation to the men on the boat to become “fishers of people” is [...]
Commentary on Luke 4:14-30
It’s not an accident that many of the major scenes of Jesus’ life in the [...]
Commentary on Luke 3:1-22
Unlike the traditions about Jesus’ infancy and childhood in Luke 1−2, Luke’s synoptic counterparts contain [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:41-52
My cell phone creates montages of pictures and videos taken on its camera and invites [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:21-38
In 2:21–38, Luke fleshes out Jesus’ identity as Savior, Messiah, and Lord (see also 2:11). [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:8-20
The song of the angels in Luke 2:14, traditionally known as the Gloria, speaks of [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]
Eastern Orthodox Christians call Mary, the mother of Jesus, Theotokos—Theo [...]
Commentary on Luke 1:26-45 [46-56]
The announcement of Jesus’ birth brought by Gabriel to his [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 61:1-11
Isaiah 61 is part of the postexilic portion of the book, chapters 40–66. This part [...]
