Second Reading

Rebecca Begins her Journey to Canaan
Commentary on Romans 7:15-25a

Like last week’s reading from Romans 6:12-23, this week’s lesson from Romans 7: 15-25a features [...]

Abraham and Isaac
Commentary on Romans 6:12-23

This reading needs context. It jumps in the middle of a particular argument Paul is [...]

Abraham and Isaac
Commentary on Romans 6:12-23

This reading is a continuation of Romans 6:1-11, where we discussed theological themes of sin [...]

Sower went out to sow
Commentary on Romans 8:1-11

Beneath and embedded in Paul’s letter to the Romans is the ferment of the empowerment [...]

Sower went out to sow
Commentary on Romans 8:1-11

Until this point in Romans, Paul has taken his hearers through the “shadowlands” of the [...]

Jacob's Ladder
Commentary on Romans 8:12-25

In Romans 8:1-39, the apostle Paul lays out a Christian framework, one that holds, sustains, [...]

Jacob's Ladder
Commentary on Romans 8:12-25

When he received the Spirit as his baptism, Jesus was proclaimed to be God’s son. [...]

The Hidden Treasure
Commentary on Romans 8:26-39

In desperate moments, the human soul raises the following question: Whom should I call? It [...]

The Hidden Treasure
Commentary on Romans 8:26-39

The surprise of last week’s reading included the idea that our share in the glorious [...]

Bread and Fish
Commentary on Romans 9:1-5

The anguish of heart toward another fellow human being drives us to a lament, which [...]