Commentary on 1 Kings 19:9-18
Elijah has had a good run, literally and figuratively. He has decimated Queen Jezebel’s religious [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 55:1-5
Like many other selections from the lectionary, Isaiah 55:1-5 is a small unit that, while [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 3:5-12
Today’s Old Testament lesson is the famous text where Solomon asks God for wisdom. Somewhat [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 44:6-8
Isaiah 44:6-8 is a short, defensible unit, marked off from the unit that follows (verses [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 55:10-13
The job description of the prophet contains among other less than coveted tasks the ability [...]
Commentary on Zechariah 9:9-12
For me at least, this is one of those biblical [...]
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 [...]