Narrative Lectionary

Psalm 23
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-18

What is this story doing in the book of Kings? When the contemporary person reads [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on 1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:1-13

Any prominent public space needs a rationale and a dedication. [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 51:10-14

Most people have fond memories of David from Sunday school: [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:1-21

The story of God’s people continues, and again time has passed. The wilderness lessons are [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on Exodus 16:1-18

Much has happened in the biblical narrative between last Sunday and this one. This people, [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on Exodus 2:23-25; 3:10-15; 4:10-17

September is the launching pad of congregational life — Sunday [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on Genesis 27:1-4, 15-23; 28:10-17

Biblical scholar Renita Weems has described Jacob as “the first [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on Genesis 21:1-3; 22:1-14

My husband has been very intentional about walking our daughter [...]

Psalm 23
Commentary on Genesis 1:1—2:4a

Translation renders the opening verses of Genesis 1 deceptively clear [...]

Celebration
Commentary on Psalm 46; Acts 2:37-42

Notes for a four-week preaching series on Sacraments. The sacraments [...]