Revised Common Lectionary

Detail from Jesus Feeding the 5000 from the Hagia Sophia.
Commentary on Isaiah 55:1-5

The exilic and post-exilic sections of Isaiah, beginning in chapter 40, reckon with questions of [...]

Detail from Jesus Feeding the 5000 from the Hagia Sophia.
Commentary on Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21

The scriptures often describe people and things in absolute terms, [...]

Detail from Jesus Feeding the 5000 from the Hagia Sophia.
Commentary on Romans 9:1-5

We find in this week’s epistle lesson a moment of tenderness. In the middle of [...]

Detail from Jesus Feeding the 5000 from the Hagia Sophia.
Commentary on Matthew 14:13-21

The so-called “Feeding of the Five Thousand” appears in all [...]

Landscape with Elijah and the Angel by Gaspard Dughet.
Commentary on Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

Let us consider the circumstances of this text. Joseph’s father, [...]

Landscape with Elijah and the Angel by Gaspard Dughet.
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:9-18

The prophet Elijah’s life is in danger, and he is in retreat. He is despondent [...]

Landscape with Elijah and the Angel by Gaspard Dughet.
Commentary on Psalm 85:8-13

This psalm lection contains a magnificent constellation of biblical terms, portraying them with a striking [...]

Landscape with Elijah and the Angel by Gaspard Dughet.
Commentary on Romans 10:5-15

This text occurs in the midst of a longer argument Paul develops that addresses the [...]

Landscape with Elijah and the Angel by Gaspard Dughet.
Commentary on Matthew 14:22-33

For perfectly legitimate reasons, Peter walking on water has been [...]

Detail from Jesus Feeding the 5000 from the Hagia Sophia.
Comentario del San Mateo 14:13-21

El texto evangélico de este domingo, comúnmente conocido como “la [...]