Second Reading

Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
Commentary on Revelation 21:1-6

The End of Revelation is fascinating and perplexing in that [...]

Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
Commentary on Revelation 21:1-6

On this Fifth Sunday of Easter, we continue to celebrate [...]

Gustav Klimt, Nine Drawings for the Execution of a Frieze
Commentary on Revelation 21:10, 22—22:5

“Then the angel showed me the river of life-giving water, [...]

Gustav Klimt, Nine Drawings for the Execution of a Frieze
Commentary on Revelation 21:10, 22—22:5

In this book of so many visions, we arrive at [...]

Chi Rho alpha omega
Commentary on Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21

The conclusion of Revelation has seemed to many interpreters to [...]

Chi Rho alpha omega
Commentary on Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21

“Surely, I am coming soon.” Thus the New Testament draws [...]

Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
Commentary on Revelation 21:1-6

Contrary to popular apocalyptic thinking, there is no “rapture” or [...]

Sacred Spaces: Sunset
Commentary on Romans 8:14-17

Pentecost Sunday celebrates God’s gift of the Holy Spirit. For many Christians, the Holy Spirit [...]

The Holy Trinity
Commentary on Romans 8:12-17

At first thought, the readings for the Festival of Pentecost and the Festival of the [...]

The Holy Trinity
Commentary on Romans 5:1-5

In the space of five verses, the second reading for Trinity Sunday mentions God, Christ, [...]