Second Reading

Commentary on Philippians 1:21-30

Reciprocating Glory The first part of today’s lesson from Philippians [...]

Commentary on Romans 14:1-12

Paul begins Romans 14 by speaking of the “weak in faith” and in 15:1 he [...]

Commentary on Romans 13:8-14

In the first part of Romans 13, Paul addresses what those in the Christian community [...]

Commentary on Romans 12:9-21

We love because…. Perhaps the first thing to keep in mind when preparing to preach [...]

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 [...]