Revised Common Lectionary

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Commentary on Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

The book of Ezekiel comes from a tough place, and [...]

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Commentary on Matthew 25:31-46

On this final Sunday of the liturgical year, Matthew gives [...]

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Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

First Thessalonians 5:1–11 is best read as an extension and [...]

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Commentary on Judges 4:1-7

It is mind-boggling but true:1 This is the only passage from the book of Judges [...]

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Commentary on Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18

In the book of Zephaniah, God’s perspective and the people’s [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 90:1-8 [9-11] 12

In the 1980s I attended a denominational conference at which [...]

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Commentary on Matthew 25:14-30

This week’s reading from Matthew is the second of the [...]

Comentario del San Mateo 25:1-13

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Commentary on Psalm 70

In a letter dated May 15, 1943, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote to his parents from prison:1 “I read [...]

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Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

In 1 Thessalonians 1–3, Paul reflects upon his initial ministry [...]