Commentary on Jeremiah 1:4-10
Jeremiah’s first-person poetic account of God’s calling him as a prophet echoes in brief, elliptical [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah are as distinct from [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:17-24
The wheels almost come off the wagon of the bold [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34
Jeremiah 31:31-34 is an arresting set of verses. Out of [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 63:7-9
Not many people will come to church on December 29th. It will probably be mostly [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 62:6-12
The wedding metaphor that sets up our passage in Isaiah 62 is probably the reason [...]
Commentary on Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11-14
Passover in the Old Testament is at the heart of [...]
Commentary on Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
The book of Joel tells the story of an otherwise [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
A Facebook friend recently posted an article on parenting entitled, [...]
Commentary on Micah 5:2-5a
In order to understand the benevolent image in today’s reading of the coming ruler who [...]
