Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:1-10 [11-20]
The opening chapters of 1 Samuel provide background for the [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 9:1-4
As I write, fall is already upon me, summer is long past, and winter is [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-14
Fans of Steve Well’s The Skeptic’s Bible could have a [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 49:1-7
Soren Kierkegaard famously has said: “The door to happiness opens outward.” Something of this life [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 49:1-7
As always, it’s important here to state the big story at work in Isaiah in [...]
Commentary on Micah 6:1-8
One of the most well-known half-verses in the Old Testament: “What does the LORD require [...]
Commentary on Micah 6:1-8
The historical situation of this text is not entirely clear. A setting during the reign [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 58:1-9a [9b-12]
Given that the Gospel Lesson for this Fifth Sunday after [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 58:1-9a [9b-12]
Among the many things darkness may symbolize in the Bible, [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 30:15-20
For a man who complains about being “slow of speech [...]
