First Reading

Visit of Three Angels
Commentary on Genesis 18:1-10a

Genesis 18 occupies the place of the First Lesson for [...]

Visit of Three Angels
Commentary on Genesis 18:1-10a

When I was a child, one of my family’s common [...]

Blind Man's Meal
Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-6

On the wall of the bedroom that my younger brother and I shared was a [...]

Blind Man's Meal
Commentary on Genesis 18:20-32

This week’s first lesson moves the narrative from a divine [...]

Blind Man's Meal
Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-6

Proverbs 9:1-6 is an invitation to wisdom. The invitation is given through a personification of [...]

Blind Man's Meal
Commentary on Genesis 18:20-32

Whenever we think about or talk about God, there is [...]

The Lamp
Commentary on Genesis 15:1-6

This text is best interpreted with the entirety of Genesis 15 in view. Both sections [...]

The Lamp
Commentary on Genesis 15:1-6

The brevity of this text belies its theological weight: in just six verses, we have [...]

In the Vineyard
Commentary on Jeremiah 23:23-29

If there is any doubt that the preacher’s job is [...]

In the Vineyard
Commentary on Jeremiah 23:23-29

God is nearby, not far off. Read and heard in [...]