Revised Common Lectionary

Christ the Living Vine
Commentary on 1 John 4:7-21

It all begins with God’s love. In case we ever forget this basic, essential fact [...]

Christ the Living Vine
Commentary on Psalm 22:25-31

Anne Lamott has famously said, “Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if [...]

Christ the Living Vine
Commentary on John 15:1-8

Like the good shepherd of last week’s text, this week’s image of the vine is [...]

It's Harvest Time in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Commentary on John 15:9-17

Now we have a shift from the vine of last week’s text to love. The [...]

It's Harvest Time in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Commentary on 1 John 5:1-6

The community to whom 1 John was written was facing a crisis. Former members of [...]

It's Harvest Time in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Commentary on Psalm 98

Psalm 98 is the fifth psalm in a group of six psalms in Book Four of the [...]

It's Harvest Time in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Comentario del San Juan 15:9-17

El amor es la marca distintiva de los cristianos y [...]

Word of Life
Commentary on 1 John 5:9-13

First John, in some ways, is like a commentary on the meaning of the Fourth [...]

Word of Life
Commentary on John 17:6-19

This week’s text is the middle of Jesus’ prayer for his friends, which brings to [...]

Word of Life
Commentary on Psalm 1

The poets and compilers of the Book of Psalms were clearly in touch with a perennial human [...]