Commentary on Genesis 32:22-31
Wrestling is the most honest, most profound metaphor for the [...]
First Reading
Commentary on 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c
This week’s lectionary reading offers a poignant account of illness [...]
Commentary on Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
Habakkuk provides honest lament about violence and God’s response regarding [...]
Commentary on Amos 6:1a, 4-7
In Amos 6, one is confronted with a picture of utter opulence. At the pinnacle [...]
Commentary on Amos 8:4-7
The pericope before this week’s lectionary text offers a key for interpreting the indictment against the gross [...]
Commentary on Exodus 32:7-14
This passage is part of the golden-calf episode. The previous verses (Exodus 32:1–6) describe the [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 30:15-20
In Deuteronomy 30:15–20, Israel is presented with a stark and [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 25:6-7
“O God, if you are going to lift me, please lift me without losing me.” [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 58:9b-14
In Isaiah 58, we have two problems. The people do not know how to love [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 23:23-29
In this complicated geopolitical world in which we live, it [...]