Commentary on Matthew 6:24-34
Society has changed a great deal since the time of Jesus. Definitions of poverty, wealth, [...]
Gospel
Commentary on Matthew 28:16-20
The arrest and crucifixion of Jesus was a deeply disorienting [...]
Commentary on John 20:19-23
This abbreviated reading from the Gospel of John has already been heard as the Gospel [...]
Commentary on John 17:1-11
Chapters 14-17 are known as Jesus’ Farewell Discourse. In it, he takes his disciples aside [...]
Commentary on John 14:15-21
This passage picks up where last week’s reading left off. Jesus continues to deliver his [...]
Commentary on John 14:1-14
John 14:1-3 often serves pastors in funeral contexts. With my seminary students I refer to [...]
Commentary on John 10:1-10
Lovers of the literal, maligners of metaphor, beware!: This passage is not for you. Or, [...]
Commentary on Luke 24:13-35
Our reading is the story called “The Walk to Emmaus.” It occurs right after the [...]
Commentary on John 20:19-31
This reading is one of four post-resurrection stories in the Gospel of John. The first [...]
Commentary on Matthew 28:1-10
The resurrection accounts in the four gospels have similarities and differences. They are similar in [...]