Commentary on Acts 2:14a, 36-41
According to the prologue to Luke’s Gospel, Luke-Acts constitutes an [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Acts 2:14a, 22-32
The book of Acts is the narrated story of God’s [...]
Commentary on Acts 10:34-43
Julia Foote (1823-1900) a nineteenth-century black female preacher wrote in her autobiography: “Bless the Lord, [...]
Commentary on Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11-14
This Passover text is appointed for Maundy Thursday each year. [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a
One of the challenges of preaching the lectionary in conjunction with the liturgical calendar is [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 37:1-14
Our culture seems obsessed with death imagery. From crime investigation television shows like CSI and [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:1-13
In the tradition in which I was raised, Bible study [...]
Commentary on Exodus 17:1-7
I never fully appreciated the Hebrews grumbling in Exodus until two years ago when given [...]
Commentary on Genesis 12:1-4a
The promise to Abraham and Sarah in Genesis 12:1-4 marks one of the most dramatic [...]
Commentary on Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
The Old Testament lectionary texts for the six Sundays of [...]