Commentary on Mark 5:21-43
Last Sunday’s Gospel lection, Mark 5:1-20, recounted a tale of terror. This Sunday: a tale [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on Mark 5:1-20
The second, longest, and most complex of this Gospel’s narrated exorcisms (see also Mark 1:21-128; [...]
Commentary on Mark 4:1-34
Transparency is something we value. In government, in our institutions, in our relationships. We want [...]
Commentary on Mark 2:1-22
Sometimes it is illuminating to read backwards. This section of the gospel of Mark ends [...]
Commentary on Mark 1:21-45
After John’s imprisonment, Jesus inherits his mantle and promptly announces the arrival of God’s kingdom. [...]
Commentary on Mark 1:1-20
Mark’s gospel opens with an account of an unusual scene unfolding in the Judean wilderness [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:8-20
As you read this, I’m going to take a wild guess that you’re feeling somewhat [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]
Luke’s infancy narrative sets the humble birth of Jesus against [...]
Commentary on Luke 1:5-13 [14-25] 57-80
The first two chapters of Luke’s Gospel are a richly [...]
Commentary on Ezra 1:1-4; 3:1-4, 10-13
On this third Sunday in Advent, we jump from Isaiah [...]
