Second Reading

Commentary on Colossians 1:15-28

As Dean Wormer said, “Fat, drunk, and stupid is no [...]

Commentary on Colossians 1:1-14

As one of my teachers in seminary once said to [...]

Commentary on Galatians 6:[1-6] 7-16

Freedom in Community (6:1-10) In the first part of chapter [...]

Commentary on Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Resisting the Yoke of Slavery Through his allegorical interpretation of [...]

Commentary on Galatians 3:23-29

In Galatians 3, Paul makes an intricate exegetical argument about [...]

Commentary on Galatians 2:15-21

The Argument Leading Up to 2:15 Paul’s letter to the [...]

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10

2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10 is no “Ask not what your country [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

In recent years, a lot of noise has been made [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Setting the Context Ah, the “Wedding Text.” How many of [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

Literary Context The lectionary text for this second Sunday of [...]