Commentary on Romans 6:1b-11
Sometimes the editorial decisions of the Lectionary committees astound me. Why in the world does [...]
Second Reading
Commentary on Romans 5:1-8
“Access” has become a key phrase in our technological age. At the door of the [...]
Commentary on Romans 4:13-25
Paul never took a homiletics class. He did not know, therefore, that you are supposed [...]
Commentary on Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28 [29-31]
What does the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ accomplish? [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 4:1-5
What irritates our sensibilities more? The claim that we are [...]
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Relating this biblical text to the liturgical context is no [...]
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
I would have fit in well in Corinth. The Corinthian [...]
Commentary on 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
These verses repeat and recast the pattern that 1 Peter [...]
Commentary on 1 Peter 3:13-22
The harrowing of hell (3:19) has attracted the attention of poetic and illustrative imaginations throughout [...]
Commentary on 1 Peter 2:2-10
These verses involve several intriguing exegetical nuances–points that probably will not make explicit appearances in [...]