Gospel

Commentary on Matthew 9:35—10:8 [9-23]

Healing and liberation certify the presence of the realm of [...]

Commentary on Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

The Lectionary combines the First Gospel’s account of Matthew’s call [...]

Commentary on Matthew 7:21-29

Max De Pree, the well-known businessman and leadership author, is fond of saying that beliefs [...]

Commentary on Matthew 6:24-34

Society has changed a great deal since the time of Jesus. Definitions of poverty, wealth, [...]

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, [...]