Commentary on Mark 4:26-34
Working Preacher published an essay of mine on humor in Mark’s parables, which I’m sure [...]
Gospel
Commentary on Mark 3:20-35
Mark 3:19b–35 is among the evangelist’s subtlest intercalations: the insertion of one story inside another, [...]
Commentary on Mark 2:23—3:6
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 [...]
Commentary on John 3:1-17
The Gospel of John is rich with language exploring the relationship between God, the Son, [...]
Commentary on John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
In the Revised Common Lectionary, the Gospel reading for Pentecost [...]
Commentary on John 17:6-19
The power and necessity of intercessory prayer immediately sprang to mind when I read John [...]
Commentary on Luke 24:44-53
Jesus interpreted the Scriptures in three parts: the Messiah must suffer, rise from the dead, [...]
Commentary on John 15:9-17
The Gospel reading for the Sixth Sunday of Easter extends the image of Jesus as [...]
Commentary on John 20:1-18
The Gospel of John is an exhibit of contrasts. The Jesus we are presented with [...]
Commentary on John 15:1-8
The next two Sundays of Easter take us into the middle of the Farewell Discourse [...]