Commentary on Isaiah 55:1-13
Isaiah 55 is a sales pitch wrapped in poetry. Imagine a hot Middle Eastern day, [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on Ezekiel 37:1-14
Ezekiel 37 is both memorable and surreal. It is brimming with symbolism, intertextual echoes, and [...]
Commentary on Daniel 3:1 [2-7] 8-30
Daniel 3 tells the story of a martyrdom, in the [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14
Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles contains one of the most [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 9:1-7
How do we speak of hope in a world filled with terror? This perennial question [...]
Commentary on Amos 1:1-2; 5:14-15, 21-24
The book of Amos confronts its readers with the harsh [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-18
This is a story of pain, lament, and reframing. Here, Elijah the prophet descends from [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 51:10-14
Last week, we saw young Samuel learning to listen for [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:1-13
Between David’s anointing as king last week and King Solomon’s [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:1-21
We jump from wandering in the wilderness last week to the work of establishing leaders [...]