Revised Common Lectionary

The Hidden Treasure
Commentary on Psalm 119:129-136

God’s decrees are wonderful. What else can be said? For [...]

The Hidden Treasure
Commentary on Genesis 29:15-28

Love stories in the Bible, such as this First Lesson [...]

The Hidden Treasure
Commentary on Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

The parables assigned for the last two weeks comprise a [...]

Bread and Fish
Commentary on Isaiah 55:1-5

Revivalism heavily influenced the Christian tradition in which I was raised and in which I [...]

Bread and Fish
Commentary on Genesis 32:22-31

This week’s text continues the story of Jacob. In Genesis [...]

Bread and Fish
Commentary on Matthew 14:13-21

On a recent field trip with my daughter’s class to [...]

Bread and Fish
Commentary on Romans 9:1-5

The anguish of heart toward another fellow human being drives us to a lament, which [...]

Bread and Fish
Commentary on Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21

Thomas Merton once stated “Praise is cheap,” and it seems [...]

Bread and Fish
Comentario del San Mateo 14:13-21

La perícopa que nos ocupa es una de las más [...]

Bread and Fish
Commentary on Matthew 14:13-21

This scene of feeding five-thousand-plus will be followed in 15:32-39 [...]