Commentary on Romans 12:9-21
We love because…. Perhaps the first thing to keep in mind when preparing to preach [...]
Second Reading
Commentary on Romans 12:1-8
We Belong Together Sin, in the singular, is a power in Paul’s thought. It is [...]
Commentary on Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
Getting down to brass tacks, Paul poses the question bluntly [...]
Commentary on Romans 10:5-15
A preacher might get at this very challenging text from one of two directions. Each [...]
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 [...]