Narrative Lectionary

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 13:1-17

“Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 11:1-44

This story is rich in literary and theological themes interwoven with what has gone before [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 10:1-18

The Gospel of John is the culmination of a couple of generations of recitation and [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 9:1-41

The account of Jesus healing a blind man in John 9 is one of the [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 7:37-52

There is simply no getting around it: this is a very challenging passage on several [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 6:35-59

John 6:35-59 consists of teaching by Jesus centered on his proclamation, “I am the bread [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 4:46-54

Jesus, particularly in the Fourth Gospel, would seem to have a somewhat ambivalent relationship to [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 4:1-42

Sometimes I think the way we interpret this passage says as much about us as [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 3:1-21

While the preacher is inevitably tempted to focus in this sermon on John 3:16, rightly [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on John 2:13-25

Any attempt to harmonize John’s version of Jesus’ demonstration in the temple in 2:13-22 with [...]