Commentary on Acts 9:1-19a
There is no story in Acts more important than Saul/Paul’s call, his encounter with the [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on John 20:19-31
Maybe you have had this experience: one of your friends comes back from seeing a [...]
Commentary on John 20:1-18
Christ is risen, and Mary is weeping: John’s account of the disciples’ discovery of the [...]
Commentary on John 19:31-42
Our four Gospels each offer a unique portrait of Jesus. Perhaps their most stable agreement [...]
Commentary on John 19:23-30
John’s passion narrative presents Jesus as the Son of God and Son of Man who [...]
Commentary on John 12:12-27; 19:16b-22
Christian tradition has long identified Jesus’ willing acceptance of the [...]
Commentary on John 19:1-16a
This week’s text continues Jesus’ trial before Pilate. The first three scenes, covered in last [...]
Commentary on John 18:28-40
The narrative lectionary gives us two weeks to consider Jesus’ interaction with Pilate in John [...]
Commentary on John 18:12-27
The week’s text is a tale of two interrogations, with Peter’s threefold denial of Jesus [...]
Commentary on John 13:1-17
It has taken 12 chapters to reach the eve of John’s third Passover. It will [...]