Revised Common Lectionary

Greetings, favored one!
Commentary on Luke 1:26-38

This Advent season, the Gospel of Luke’s version of the birth story is our focus. [...]

Greetings, favored one!
Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16

Within David’s checkered story (a patchwork of triumph and downfall) [...]

Let the sea roar
Commentary on Galatians 4:4-7

Galatians 4:4-7 contrasts our former status as slaves to the elemental spirits/principles of the world [...]

Let the sea roar
Commentary on Isaiah 61:10—62:3

Isaiah’s poem is a song for today. An overture resonant [...]

Let the sea roar
Commentary on Psalm 148

The psalmist of Psalm 148 sings:1 Praise the Lord from the earth      You sea monsters and [...]

Let the sea roar
Commentary on Luke 2:22-40

In many ways, Luke 2:22-40 is the after story that is rarely shared during Advent [...]

Let the sea roar
Comentario del San Lucas 2:22-40

A la Expectativa de un Nuevo Éxodo El texto de [...]

The light shines in the darkness
Commentary on Hebrews 1:1-4 [5-12]

The opening of Hebrews is a celebratory declaration of Jesus’ [...]

The light shines in the darkness
Commentary on John 1:1-14

John’s Gospel begins, not at Jesus’ conception or cradle, but at the conception of the [...]

The light shines in the darkness
Commentary on Isaiah 52:7-10

Beauty. Good tidings. Peace. Salvation. Joy. Comfort.1 These aesthetic marks of the Nativity of Our [...]