Commentary on Matthew 24:36-44
Never, perhaps, has this Advent gospel been more timely. “Watch!” [...]

Never, perhaps, has this Advent gospel been more timely. “Watch!” [...]

Juxtaposition of this text and Christ the King Sunday is a crucial one for the [...]

My son’s fourth-grade class recently received recognition for consistent school attendance. They could vote as [...]

Other commentaries on this site do a nice job of contextualizing Levirate marriage, resurrection beliefs, [...]

While perhaps less familiar than the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5–7, Luke’s more [...]

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What is truth? This question, posed by Pilate in his discussions with Jesus before having [...]

Parable and prayer interlace in this passage, much as in last week’s lectionary. So also [...]

Parables work because the comparisons they make stop the hearer short. The comparisons might, at [...]

“Did none of them return to give glory to God except this foreigner?” If Jesus’ [...]