Narrative Lectionary

Celebration
Commentary on Psalm 84; Romans 6:1-11

[This is Week 2 of a 4-week preaching series on [...]

Celebration
Commentary on Psalm 65; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

[This is Week 3 of a 4-week preaching series on [...]

Celebration
Commentary on 1 Samuel 21:1-9; Matthew 12:1-8 (or Mark 14:12-25)

[This is Week 4 of [...]

Two Sons
Commentary on Luke 15:1-32

Number Two Son asks Dad for a handout, skips town, squanders his inheritance, and decides [...]

Entry into the City
Commentary on Luke 19:29-44

The journey that began ten chapters ago is almost over: “When the days drew near [...]

Mary, the Evangelist
Commentary on Luke 24:1-12

How can we believe the unbelievable? When our assumptions about the world are shaken to [...]

Baptism of Jesus
Commentary on Matthew 3:1-17

Anticipating a big event is often half the fun. There can be something deeply satisfying [...]

The Good Samaritan
Commentary on Luke 10:25-42

The lawyer who tests Jesus already knows the answer to his first question, “What must [...]

Lazarus waiting at the door
Commentary on Luke 16:19-31

In the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus Jesus confronts his listeners with a [...]

Zacchaeus
Commentary on Luke 18:31—19:10

“See,” said Jesus, “we are going up to Jerusalem … [...]