Gospel

Commentary on Matthew 24:36-44

Matthew 24:36-44 is part of a much larger passage, usually [...]

Commentary on Luke 23:33-43

“Christ the King” Sunday concludes the year of Luke with a final luminous testimony to [...]

Commentary on Luke 21:5-19

Jesus never promised it would be easy to follow him. Tracing his journey to Jerusalem [...]

Commentary on Luke 20:27-38

This passage, quite frankly, most likely will sound odd, archaic, and even irrelevant to most [...]

Commentary on John 8:31-36

You know the advice concerning festival preaching as well as I do: preach the texts, [...]

Commentary on Luke 19:1-10

How you read and preach this familiar story about Jesus and Zacchaeus hinges almost entirely [...]

Commentary on Luke 18:9-14

Paul Tillich, commenting on the Apostle Paul’s assertion that the gospel is a stumbling block, [...]

Commentary on Luke 18:1-8

In what way is God like an unjust judge? Even the question seems inappropriate. God [...]

Commentary on Luke 17:11-19

Amid the various ecclesial, ethical, and liturgical reforms of the sixteenth century, Martin Luther was [...]

Commentary on Luke 17:5-10

Sometimes discipleship amounts to simple expressions of faithfulness. Luke 17:5-10 follows Jesus’ stern warning to [...]