Revised Common Lectionary

The Pharisee and the Publican
Commentary on Joel 2:23-32

Joel 2 is, perhaps, most well known from its quotation in Acts 2:14 and following. [...]

The Pharisee and the Publican
Commentary on Luke 18:9-14

This week’s text follows immediately on last week’s and is another parable about prayer. Whereas [...]

The Pharisee and the Publican
Commentary on 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

Payback — it’s one of the dominant themes in art [...]

Zacchaeus
Commentary on Luke 19:1-10

How you read and preach this familiar story about Jesus and Zacchaeus hinges almost entirely [...]

Zacchaeus
Commentary on Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4

The heading for the book of Habakkuk reads: “The oracle [...]

Zacchaeus
Commentary on Psalm 32:1-7

Psalm 32 is one of the Penitential Psalms (6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and [...]

Zacchaeus
Commentary on Isaiah 1:10-18

When I come to church, I do not usually imagine God covering the divine eyes [...]

Zacchaeus
Comentario del San Lucas 19:1-10

La narrativa de Zaqueo (19:1-10), que es exclusiva del evangelio [...]

Zacchaeus
Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

In 2 Thessalonians, after the greeting, the author writes, “we [...]

Zacchaeus
Commentary on Isaiah 1:10-18

Scandals: they are part of human experience, and, unfortunately, churches are not immune to them. [...]