Commentary on Hebrews 4:12-16
In “Glory Days,” Bruce Springsteen sings of that high school baseball player who “could throw [...]
Second Reading
Commentary on Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12
In the city of Macon, Georgia, the Harriet Tubman African-American [...]
Commentary on James 5:13-20
The preceding chapters in the Epistle of James have described the ideal of a congregation [...]
Commentary on James 3:13—4:3, 7-8a
This week’s epistle reading explicitly connects James’ interest in mindful [...]
Commentary on James 3:1-12
This Sunday’s passage involves one of the more peculiar passages in the New Testament. But [...]
Commentary on James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17
The second chapter of James offers a far-reaching treatment of [...]
Commentary on James 1:17-27
This Sunday is the beginning of a series of readings from the book of James. [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 6:10-20
These verses form a powerful and eloquent conclusion to the [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 5:15-20
“Be careful then how you live…” These verses continue instructions [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 4:25-5:2
The opening word of the passage (in Greek, dio, “for [...]