Commentary on Isaiah 6:1-8
Finding a text for today from the Hebrew Bible, which knows nothing of the Christian [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
What is the connection between wisdom and joy? In the [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43
The lectionary reading of this week forms part of a [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43
Last year’s lectionary cycle included longer selections from 1 Kings [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:17-24
Deprivation and despair are two words that come to mind [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:17-24
How do we know that Elijah is really a “man [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:26—12:10, 13-15
2 Samuel 12 is one of the most compelling stories [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:26—12:10, 13-15
The lectionary gives us only the terse conclusion to the [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 65:1-9
This text has three major movements: God’s patient suffering at the hands of a recalcitrant [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 65:1-9
As I write this, the mass shootings of the past year are fresh in my [...]