First Reading

Commentary on Genesis 1:1—2:4a

It is easy to miss the wonder of a well-known [...]

Commentary on Acts 2:1-21

We encounter God as God walks among us. God’s strollings and interventions necessarily require human [...]

Commentary on Acts 1:6-14

Unfortunately, Jesus’ ascension has become easy to overlook. Therefore it’s easily considered irrelevant. Creativity-impaired liturgical [...]

Commentary on Acts 17:22-31

The gospel sounds different everyplace it is told. That’s because the gospel does not exist [...]

Commentary on Acts 7:55-60

Sermons on this passage require preachers to inject some storytelling into their messages. It’s one [...]

Commentary on Acts 2:42-47

In the book of Acts three major summaries connect narratives to miracle stories and miracle [...]

Commentary on Acts 2:14a, 36-41

According to the prologue to Luke’s Gospel, Luke-Acts constitutes an [...]

Commentary on Acts 2:14a, 22-32

The book of Acts is the narrated story of God’s [...]

Commentary on Acts 10:34-43

Julia Foote (1823-1900) a nineteenth-century black female preacher wrote in her autobiography: “Bless the Lord, [...]

Commentary on Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11-14

This Passover text is appointed for Maundy Thursday each year. [...]