Revised Common Lectionary

Ethiopian Coptic Service (1995)
Commentary on Titus 2:11-14

The opening of this portion of Paul’s brief letter to his assistant Titus might be [...]

Ethiopian Coptic Service (1995)
Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7

Children, especially new children, are often a cause for joy. This was certainly the case [...]

Ethiopian Coptic Service (1995)
Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]

Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth is beautiful in its humane [...]

Ethiopian Coptic Service (1995)
Commentary on Psalm 96

The Lord is king! One of the most consistent, counter-cultural, and evangelical messages of the Bible is [...]

Baptism of Christ
Commentary on Psalm 29

A storm scene from our home on Woman Lake in northern Minnesota: As I write these lines, [...]

Baptism of Christ
Comentario del San Marcos 1:4-11

El Bautismo de Nuestro Señor: Una Lectura Eco-teológica Algunos historiadores [...]

Baptism of Christ
Commentary on Mark 1:4-11

Mark is the only book in the Bible that announces itself as a “gospel” (Mark [...]

Baptism of Christ
Commentary on Acts 19:1-7

How can you tell if someone is a Jesus-follower? It’s not that easy to spot, [...]

Baptism of Christ
Commentary on Genesis 1:1-5

Genesis 1 is a grand symphony of a text: “In the beginning, God created the [...]

Madonna and Child
Commentary on Luke 2:[1-7] 8-20

Of all the lections assigned to me by WorkingPreacher.org, this, [...]