Second Reading

Commentary on 1 John 5:9-13

In looking at the first letter of John for these weeks of Eastertide, we have [...]

Commentary on 1 John 5:1-6

In his splendid study of the Epistles of John, David Rensberger points out that with [...]

Commentary on 1 John 4:7-21

Years ago I heard William Sloane Coffin preach on this text. He summed up its [...]

Commentary on 1 John 3:16-24

This epistle, really a sermon, was written for a community that defined itself over and [...]

Commentary on 1 John 3:1-7

For the six Sundays of Eastertide, the lectionary gives us the opportunity to examine some [...]

Commentary on 1 John 1:1—2:2

Ask a non–Christian–even ask some Christians–what the point of Christian [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Today’s Gospel lection again competes for the preacher’s attention with [...]

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Today’s text from 1 Thessalonians is the fourth lection in [...]

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

For additional lectionary resources on the assigned texts for All [...]

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

For additional lectionary resources on the assigned texts for Reformation [...]