Commentary on Ezekiel 37:1-14
The “valley of dry bones” is almost certainly the most beloved and well known of [...]
First Reading
Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:1-13
One of the primary messages of this story is that [...]
Commentary on Exodus 17:1-7
This elegant story is, first and foremost, a dual commentary on human nature and divine [...]
Commentary on Genesis 12:1-4a
Something that all the cultures of the world share is ancestor stories. Some within the [...]
Commentary on Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
Context means everything. If one reads Genesis 2–3 against the [...]
Commentary on Exodus 24:12-18
Exodus 24:12–18 has shaped the traditions of transfiguration that we find in the Synoptic Gospels. [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 9:1-4
Epiphany is a season that celebrates God’s manifestation in the world through the person of [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 49:1-7
One week after the Baptism of Our Lord, the lectionary texts from the Old Testament [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 42:1-9
“New things” are afoot. Israel’s penalty paid twofold, her exile at an end, the prophet [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6
Bleak midwinter seems a fitting stage for this lectionary text that likely dates to the [...]