Second Reading

Commentary on 1 Peter 3:18-22

About ten years ago I became interested in the spiritual discipline of writing icons, a [...]

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

Salvation is reconciliation with God. It is that simple really. [...]

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:3-6

Once again, Paul pulls the curtain back. At several moments [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

In a sports-obsessed culture, the meaning of these verses might [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 9:16-23

What motivates us to proclaim the good news? What shapes [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

At first glance, this might seem like a good text [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

This brief passage revolves around two related ideas: “the appointed [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

First Corinthians stands as a masterful example of a leader [...]

Commentary on Acts 19:1-7

This passages stands as one of the classic battlegrounds for debates over baptism: whether people [...]

Commentary on Galatians 4:4-7

While Paul’s letters do not relate any narrative traditions about Jesus’ birth, he does speak [...]