Narrative Lectionary

Man contemplating diverging pathways
Commentary on 1 Peter 4:1-19

Week 4 (July 31, 2022) Preaching text: 1 Peter 4:1–19; accompanying text: Matthew 5:43-48 The [...]

Man contemplating diverging pathways
Commentary on 1 Peter 3:13-22

Week 3 (July 24, 2022) Preaching text: 1 Peter 3:13–22; accompanying text: Matthew 5:3-10 This [...]

grandmother smiling
Commentary on Ruth 1:1-22

A story of human love reflecting and enacting divine love, the book of Ruth is [...]

grandmother smiling
Commentary on Ruth 2:1-23

Week 2: August 21, 2022 Preaching text: Ruth 2:1-23; accompanying text: Luke 6:36-38 Ruth 2: [...]

grandmother smiling
Commentary on Ruth 3:1-18

Week 3: August 28, 2022 Preaching text: Ruth 3:1-18; accompanying text: Matthew 7:7-8 Ruth 3: [...]

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Commentary on Ruth 4:1-22

Week 4: September 4, 2022 Preaching text: Ruth 4:1-22; accompanying text: Luke 1:46-55 Ruth 4: [...]

Commentary on Exodus 19:1-6, 20:1-17

My teacher James Arne Nestingen once said, “Every preacher should [...]

Commentary on Exodus 20:3-11

The second week in this four-week series on the Ten Commandments is devoted to Exodus [...]

Commentary on Exodus 20:12-16

The third week’s text for this four-week series on the Ten Commandments is Exodus 20:12-16—which [...]

Commentary on Exodus 20:17

The fourth week is devoted solely to the coveting commandment(s). The decision to have a [...]