Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9
Psalm 119:97 proclaims: “Oh, how I love your law!” This [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18
Martin Luther King Jr. begins his autobiography by stating, “Of [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-6
In many ways, the message in this text of Proverbs is quite simple: wisdom is [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:4-8
Elijah’s story lends itself well to preaching, with plenty of miraculous deeds and his challenge [...]
Commentary on Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15
Give us this day our daily bread…and meat. Anyone who [...]
Commentary on 2 Kings 4:42-44
Today’s reading is one of two back-to-back but separate stories of Elisha providing food for [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 23:1-6
The passage opens with an ominous tone: Woe! The voice is that of the prophet [...]
Commentary on Amos 7:7-15
This brief passage consists of a vision (verses 7-9; the third of five visions in [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 2:1-5
Passages like this one can lead in two very different directions. On the one hand, [...]
Commentary on Lamentations 3:22-33
The small poetic book of Lamentations was composed during the [...]