First Reading

Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:1-13

One of the primary messages of this story is that [...]

Commentary on Exodus 17:1-7

This elegant story is, first and foremost, a dual commentary on human nature and divine [...]

Commentary on Genesis 12:1-4a

Something that all the cultures of the world share is ancestor stories. Some within the [...]

Commentary on Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7

Context means everything. If one reads Genesis 2–3 against the [...]

Commentary on Exodus 24:12-18

Exodus 24:12–18 has shaped the traditions of transfiguration that we find in the Synoptic Gospels. [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 9:1-4

Epiphany is a season that celebrates God’s manifestation in the world through the person of [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 49:1-7

One week after the Baptism of Our Lord, the lectionary texts from the Old Testament [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 42:1-9

“New things” are afoot. Israel’s penalty paid twofold, her exile at an end, the prophet [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6

Bleak midwinter seems a fitting stage for this lectionary text that likely dates to the [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 63:7-9

The Sunday after Christmas is typically a “low Sunday.” The energy and anticipation of Advent [...]