Second Reading

Commentary on Hebrews 1:1-4 [5-12]

Many religious and ethnic communities have intricate celebrations for the [...]

Commentary on Titus 2:11-14

I once heard a colleague joke about a possible slogan for his denomination: “God is [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

The reading for this Sunday continues to build upon the [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

Today’s reading is a rhetorically linked continuation of the reading [...]

Commentary on Galatians 1:11-24

Paul’s Authority Issues Have you ever had issues with your [...]

Commentary on Romans 3:19-28

Paul has just spent two chapters making sure that all the Gentiles among his hearers [...]

Commentary on Hebrews 2:10-18

This reading from Hebrews for the first Sunday after Christmas continues to celebrate the festival [...]

Commentary on Titus 3:4-7

The second lesson for today, from Titus 3:4-7, is closely related to the second lesson [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

The Corinthians failed to practice the Lord’s Supper correctly.1 Though [...]

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10

On a seasonal liturgical calendar, Ash Wednesday is a movable [...]