First Reading

Commentary on 1 Kings 3:5-12

Today’s Old Testament lesson is the famous text where Solomon asks God for wisdom. Somewhat [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 44:6-8

Isaiah 44:6-8 is a short, defensible unit, marked off from the unit that follows (verses [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 55:10-13

The job description of the prophet contains among other less than coveted tasks the ability [...]

Commentary on Zechariah 9:9-12

For me at least, this is one of those biblical [...]

Commentary on Genesis 1:1—2:4a

It is easy to miss the wonder of a well-known [...]

Commentary on Acts 2:1-21

We encounter God as God walks among us. God’s strollings and interventions necessarily require human [...]

Commentary on Acts 1:6-14

Unfortunately, Jesus’ ascension has become easy to overlook. Therefore it’s easily considered irrelevant. Creativity-impaired liturgical [...]

Commentary on Acts 17:22-31

The gospel sounds different everyplace it is told. That’s because the gospel does not exist [...]

Commentary on Acts 7:55-60

Sermons on this passage require preachers to inject some storytelling into their messages. It’s one [...]

Commentary on Acts 2:42-47

In the book of Acts three major summaries connect narratives to miracle stories and miracle [...]