Second Reading

Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14

There are all kinds of reasons to object to the [...]

Commentary on Galatians 4:4-7

Besides being the second reading for the first Sunday of Christmas, this passage is assigned [...]

Commentary on Titus 3:4-7

Today’s passage is an example of testimony. Beginning with the verse immediately preceding our text [...]

Commentary on Titus 2:11-14

“Sing a new world into being. Sound a bold and hopeful theme. Find a tune [...]

Commentary on Romans 16:25-27

Paul’s great letter to the Romans ends with a doxology — a moment of praise. [...]

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24

This passage connects being made completely holy (oloklēron) with the [...]

Commentary on 2 Peter 3:8-15a

The believers to whom Peter writes have, in his view, two interrelated problems: they doubt [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

As in most of his letters, Paul begins 1 Corinthians [...]

Commentary on Ephesians 1:15-23

Perhaps many of us remember a typical childhood conversation. Approaching [...]

Commentary on Hebrews 9:11-14

First of all, read Hebrews 9:1-10 for yourself and include these verses as part of [...]