Gospel

Anastasis
Commentary on Luke 20:27-38

This passage, quite frankly, most likely will sound odd, archaic, and even irrelevant to most [...]

Anastasis
Commentary on Luke 20:27-38

Jesus is having another argument.  That is not unusual, especially not in Luke, where he [...]

Jerusalem Temple from 2nd Temple Period
Commentary on Luke 21:5-19

Whenever a disaster strikes, it doesn’t take long for some prominent Christians to blame it [...]

Jerusalem Temple from 2nd Temple Period
Commentary on Luke 21:5-19

This is a scene that ought not to have been cut so short. This is [...]

Astronomical Clock
Commentary on Matthew 24:36-44

When Advent wreaths are given nice, little weekly themes, they [...]

Astronomical Clock
Commentary on Matthew 24:36-44

The Gospel readings for the four Sundays in Advent, Year [...]

axe
Commentary on Matthew 3:1-12

Following the genealogy (1:1-17) and a relatively long birth and infancy narrative (1:18-2:23), Matthew jumps [...]

Reed
Commentary on Matthew 11:2-11

In the Gospel for the previous Sunday (Matthew 3:1-12), we heard the stirring words of [...]

The Ark of the Covenant
Commentary on Matthew 1:18-25

Strictly speaking, the Fourth Sunday of Advent is the last Sunday in the season of [...]

The Ark of the Covenant
Commentary on Matthew 1:18-25

Coming so close to Christmas Eve, the reading for this Sunday prompts thoughts of the [...]