Revised Common Lectionary

Acts 2:2
Commentary on Romans 8:22-27

Romans 8 is perhaps the greatest chapter on the Spirit in the entire New Testament. [...]

Acts 2:2
Commentary on John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

Compared to Acts’ description of the Spirit descending like tongues [...]

hands open to God's call
Commentary on Romans 8:12-17

After a fast-moving thunderstorm passed through our city, we woke up to a world without [...]

hands open to God's call
Commentary on John 3:1-17

This well-known passage from John is a rarity in the Gospels because it shows Jesus [...]

hands open to God's call
Comentario del San Juan 3:1-17

El Testimonio Visible de los Testigos Invisibles   Cuestión de [...]

hands open to God's call
Commentary on Isaiah 6:1-8

Is faith in God an escape from reality? Does the prophet offer “opium” for a [...]

hands open to God's call
Commentary on Psalm 29

From one perspective, it may seem that the poet who composed Psalm 29 was an ancient version [...]

Mark 2:23
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:5-12

This short cryptic passage presents us with a synopsis of [...]

Mark 2:23
Commentary on Deuteronomy 5:12-15

The Sabbath is usually only associated with rest. However, the [...]

Mark 2:23
Commentary on Mark 2:23—3:6

These two controversy scenes — one in the grainfields and one in a synagogue — [...]