Alternate First Reading

the last fig
Commentary on Song of Solomon 2:8-13

What does it mean to love a landscape? The Song [...]

the last fig
Commentary on Song of Solomon 2:8-13

Meetings are called to order. Calls for action are issued [...]

MET-Salvador Dali-Madonna-detail 1
Commentary on Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23

I remember Mickey. I don’t recall her last name. She [...]

MET-Salvador Dali-Madonna-detail 1
Commentary on Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23

The selection from Proverbs 22 bridges two major sections of [...]

Barboleta
Commentary on Proverbs 1:20-33

Proverbs 1 contains the first of three longer speeches given [...]

Barboleta
Commentary on Proverbs 1:20-33

The pericope introduces the enigmatic Woman Wisdom, a figure who [...]

Helping Hands
Commentary on Proverbs 31:10-31

It was a retired Rabbi in our town who gave [...]

Helping Hands
Commentary on Proverbs 31:10-31

The Lectionary parsing of Proverbs 31 is unfortunate; without the [...]

Ice Water
Commentary on Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22

In the language of literary analysis, chapter 7 is the [...]

Ice Water
Commentary on Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22

Preaching from the book of Esther is not for the [...]