Commentary on 1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43
The lectionary reading of this week forms part of a [...]
First Reading
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 [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21
We find ourselves in a season of change and transition. [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21
The call of Elisha is not like other prophetic call [...]