Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:1-7
On this Christ the King Sunday, we hear about the ideal king from the “sweet [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 58:1-12
Ash Wednesday carries with it an annual tension between empty, external and genuine, radical acts [...]
Commentary on Genesis 11:1-9
This text is offered as an alternative First Reading for the Day of Pentecost, with [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-4 [5-7] 8-15a
This chapter is well represented in the lectionary, and provides [...]
Commentary on 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14
Elijah is one of only two people in the Old [...]
Commentary on 2 Kings 5:1-14
The story of the healing of Naaman is about entitlement, power, and pride. It is [...]
Commentary on Amos 7:7-17
Amos and Amaziah offer a cautionary tale for contemporary preachers. Delivering a word from the [...]
Commentary on Amos 8:1-12
Amos was the earliest of the prophetic books, focused on the ultimate consequences of Israel’s [...]
Commentary on Hosea 1:2-10
In Hosea 1, God commands the prophet Hosea to marry a promiscuous woman named Gomer, [...]
Commentary on Hosea 11:1-11
Hosea 11 depicts God’s compassion for God’s people despite their rejection. It offers a [...]