Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]
Preaching on Christmas Eve is an exercise in strong, gentle [...]
Gospel
Commentary on Luke 1:26-38
The first two chapters of Luke include some of the most beautiful poetry in scripture, [...]
Commentary on John 1:6-8, 19-28
The Gospel readings for the Third Sunday of Advent in [...]
Commentary on Mark 1:1-8
To an observant reader, one notes that the first verse in the gospel of Mark does not [...]
Commentary on Mark 13:24-37
Mark 13:1-37 is set exactly in the middle of the passion narrative in the gospel [...]
Commentary on Matthew 25:31-46
We come this Sunday, in Matthew’s Gospel, to the final [...]
Commentary on Mark 12:28-34
The setting for the gospel text for Pentecost 22, November 1 (also All Saints Day), [...]
Commentary on John 8:31-36
These verses promise good news to those who desire to be Jesus’ disciples: He and [...]
Commentary on Mark 10:46-52
Bartimaeus is the paragon of faith in Mark’s Gospel, which makes it more than mildly [...]
Commentary on Mark 10:35-45
This passage plays a key role in the Gospel according to Mark’s understanding of why [...]