Commentary on Mark 9:38-50
This story comes as Jesus heads toward Jerusalem.1 Throughout Mark 8–10, Jesus struggles to turn [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on James 3:13—4:3, 7-8a
Earlier in chapter 3, the author of James shocked readers [...]
Commentary on Psalm 54
It’s difficult for folks involved in ministry to come up with the right words for every prayer [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 31:10-31
Proverbs 31:10–31 is perhaps one of the most well known [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18-20
A phrase not uncommon in English translation among the prophets [...]
Commentary on Mark 9:30-37
What if we welcomed children in Jesus’ name? On November 22, 2014, Tamir Rice, a [...]
Commentary on James 3:1-12
In chapters 1 and 2 the author of James has made clear that certain outward [...]
Commentary on Psalm 116:1-9
Psalm 116 is a song of thanksgiving of an individual, a poem written after a [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 1:20-33
These days—when progress for civil rights seems to be [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a
In a book full of evocative language, the servant song1 of Isaiah 50 stands out: “The [...]
