Commentary on Philippians 2:5-11
What’s in a name? From a biblical perspective — everything!1 [...]
Second Reading
Commentary on Hebrews 5:5-10
Note: Part I explores the biblical text and Part II discusses homiletical strategies for the [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 2:1-10
What a difference a generation makes. By now it is [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Among the students I teach in my introduction to the [...]
Commentary on Romans 4:13-25
There is a story told among Zen Buddhists about a nun who one day approached [...]
Commentary on 1 Peter 3:18-22
About ten years ago I became interested in the spiritual discipline of writing icons, a [...]
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10
Salvation is reconciliation with God. It is that simple really. [...]
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:3-6
Once again, Paul pulls the curtain back. At several moments [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
In a sports-obsessed culture, the meaning of these verses might [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 9:16-23
What motivates us to proclaim the good news? What shapes [...]