Commentary on Romans 10:5-15
A preacher might get at this very challenging text from one of two directions. Each [...]
Second Reading
Commentary on Romans 9:1-5
People these days ask God to damn lots of things. I have, too; but I’ve [...]
Commentary on Romans 8:26-39
This reading includes some of the most familiar and comforting words we have from the [...]
Commentary on Romans 8:12-25
In Greek, even more than in English, the word for “flesh” (sarx) points to something [...]
Commentary on Romans 8:1-11
Romans 8:1-11 is an absolutely wonderful statement of the Good News–and also the source of [...]
Commentary on Romans 7:15-25a
Our toddler granddaughter is learning how to talk and has a wonderful way of lengthening [...]
Commentary on Romans 6:12-23
Coming on the heels of Paul’s discussion of baptism in Romans 6:1-11, our passage for [...]
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 13:11-13
In what might initially appear to be “just” the conclusion [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
The more I read the letters to the Corinthians, the [...]
Commentary on 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
Talking about the “fiery ordeal” they were suffering (1 Peter [...]