Second Reading

Commentary on 1 Peter 3:13-22

Suffering and harm are not the most popular topics when it comes to discussing the [...]

Commentary on 1 Peter 2:2-10

Of all the ecclesial images employed in Peter’s letter to the exiled converts of Asia [...]

Commentary on 1 Peter 2:19-25

In his recent book Finding Our Way Again, Brian McLaren recalls an interview he once [...]

Commentary on 1 Peter 1:17-23

Old habits die hard, especially when they have had a lifetime to reach their roots [...]

Commentary on 1 Peter 1:3-9

The First Letter of Peter is addressed to several Gentile Christian communities living in northern [...]

Commentary on Colossians 3:1-4

Why do we tell the Easter story? How is it [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Perhaps one of the very few texts more familiar than [...]

Commentary on Philippians 2:5-11

As a frequent worship planner in my congregation, I am [...]

Commentary on Romans 8:6-11

Romans 8 is the pinnacle chapter in Paul’s most formidable epistle. However, the verses of [...]

Commentary on Ephesians 5:8-14

Ephesians focuses heavily on discipleship: how we should live in [...]