Second Reading

I am the Road, the Truth and Life
Commentary on 1 Peter 2:2-10

In this Easter season, the letter of 1 Peter supplies useful metaphors for pondering the [...]

I am the Road, the Truth and Life
Commentary on 1 Peter 2:2-10

As a Christian young person, I remember hearing that the New Testament letters begin with [...]

I am the Road, the Truth and Life
Commentary on 1 Peter 2:2-10

Our reading from 1 Peter for this week is organized around a pastiche of Old [...]

Descent of the Holy Spirit
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

Paul begins chapter 12 by saying, “Now concerning spiritual gifts, [...]

Descent of the Holy Spirit
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

What does it look like to be people of Pentecost, [...]

Descent of the Holy Spirit
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

What does it look like to be people of Pentecost, [...]

St. Paul preaching in Athens
Commentary on 1 Peter 3:13-22

The letter of 1 Peter opens by identifying Christian readers as a membership of sojourners, [...]

St. Paul preaching in Athens
Commentary on 1 Peter 3:13-22

Suffering is a central issue in the letter of 1 Peter, and it is a [...]

St. Paul preaching in Athens
Commentary on 1 Peter 3:13-22

The trumpets, the fanfare, and the antiphonal shouts of “He is risen! He is risen, [...]

Ascendit Christus
Commentary on Ephesians 1:15-23

If the assigned reading is to provide any clues, then [...]