Commentary on John 1:6-8, 19-28
An Identity Crisis? If last week we met the camel [...]
Gospel
Commentary on Mark 1:1-8
Beginnings are important. They set the tone for what is to come. They clue us in on [...]
Commentary on Mark 13:24-37
Where Are We? The Gospel text for the first Sunday in Advent is certainly not [...]
Commentary on Matthew 25:31-46
The Lord’s teaching on the final judgment challenges every disciple [...]
Commentary on Matthew 25:14-30
The parable of the talents is among the most abused [...]
Commentary on Matthew 25:1-13
Nestled in what is sometimes called Jesus’ eschatological discourse (Matthew 24:1-25:46), the parable of the [...]
Commentary on John 8:31-36
This pericope begins in an unusual way: “Then Jesus said to the Jews who believed [...]
Commentary on Matthew 23:1-12
As a resident of Washington, DC, I recognize political rhetoric, caricatures, and trash-talk when I [...]
Commentary on Matthew 22:34-46
Here ends, in this passage, the disputations and entrapments orchestrated [...]
Commentary on Matthew 22:15-22
We think of the last days of Jesus’ final week [...]