Commentary on Matthew 10:24-39
Clarence Jordan is one of my all-time favorite Christians. He [...]
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 [...]