First Reading

Commentary on Genesis 3:8-15

Reading the Genesis 3 text in light of Jesus’ confrontations with people who thought he [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 6:1-8

Holy Trinity Sunday is the First Sunday after Pentecost, ushering in the season when the [...]

Commentary on Acts 2:1-21

The less closely one reads this pericope, the easier it is to preach! The Spirit [...]

Commentary on Acts 1:15-17, 21-26

Our lection today is the first recorded faith crisis of [...]

Commentary on Acts 10:44-48

This is the best kind of transition: it’s tight, provocative, and suggestive of the theme [...]

Commentary on Acts 8:26-40

God who raised Jesus orchestrates unlikely relationships that the status quo does not otherwise permit [...]

Commentary on Acts 4:5-12

The establishing, negotiating, and naming of power and acts of power is inherently political and [...]

Commentary on Acts 3:12-19

In Acts, the apostles perform miracles by the power of the God of the living, [...]

Commentary on Acts 4:32-35

The Resurrection calls and enables us to perform powerful tangible acts that coincide with human [...]

Commentary on Acts 10:34-43

Acts 10 narrates a significant change in Peter’s own life but also a massive shift [...]