Narrative Lectionary

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 9:1-41

Jesus heals a man blind from birth. Instead of celebrating this good deed, members of [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 4:1-42

As I write this, I’m cleaning toddler fingerprints off of my glasses. Smudgy lenses make [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 3:1-21

If we think of John’s story as a play, by the time we get to [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 2:13-25

I was hoping to stop in to a new café that had opened in Baltimore, [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 2:1-11

You can’t exhaust the richness of this text. You may enjoy it. Swirl it in [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 1:35-51

Jesus has just gotten two new disciples and those new disciples then go to recruit [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 1:19-34

We often refer to John the Baptizer as a voice crying in the wilderness. John’s [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on Luke 2:8-20

In Luke 2:1-7, Mary has just given birth to Jesus, wrapped him in strips of [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]

Luke’s account of the nativity of Jesus begins not with [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 1:1-18

To say that “the Word became flesh” in the first Christian century carried a variety [...]