Commentary on John 6:1-21
The opening of John 6 includes Jesus’ miraculous provision of food and his crossing the [...]
The opening of John 6 includes Jesus’ miraculous provision of food and his crossing the [...]
So much for subtlety and secrets. Jesus has a way [...]
The story of John’s murder is dreadful throughout. The Bible includes a number of tales [...]
One of the more unnerving aspects of Mark’s narrative is that people we might expect [...]
Mark skimps on detail and storytelling flourishes—except when it doesn’t. This passage offers us one [...]
Unlike Matthew (8:23–27) and Luke (8:22–25), Mark 4:35–41 clocks this episode at evening (verse 35), [...]
Working Preacher published an essay of mine on humor in Mark’s parables, which I’m sure [...]
Mark 3:19b–35 is among the evangelist’s subtlest intercalations: the insertion of one story inside another, [...]
This Sunday’s pericopae conclude five that Mark carefully collocated: 2:1–12; 2:13–17; 2:18–22; 2:23–28; 3:1–6. The [...]
The Gospel of John is rich with language exploring the relationship between God, the Son, [...]