Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Letters typically begin with statements identifying the author of the [...]
Second Reading
Commentary on Acts 10:34-43
Our text begins with Peter addressing a most unlikely audience. He is speaking to the [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14
The opening words of this reading from Ephesians signal to [...]
Commentary on Hebrews 2:10-18
The second reading for the First Sunday of Christmas in this year of Matthew is [...]
Commentary on Titus 3:4-7
The Letter to Titus gives us none of Christmas’s usual fare. It mentions neither Mary, [...]
Commentary on Titus 2:11-14
Get close. Look into the manger. What do you see there? A baby? Of course. [...]
Commentary on Romans 1:1-7
This is a surprising choice for the Fourth Sunday in Advent. Juxtaposed to the readings [...]
Commentary on James 5:7-10
Many scriptural texts can be read in isolation of their context and still provide some [...]
Commentary on Romans 15:4-13
The vision of the coming Kingdom is broad, wide, deep, and generous. On this Second [...]
Commentary on Romans 13:11-14
The readings for the first and second Sundays in Advent are taken from the later [...]