Second Reading

Bread and Fish
Commentary on Romans 9:1-5

The first few verses of Romans 9 are surprisingly self-referential. Verse 1 contains a three-fold [...]

Disciples See Christ Walking on the Water
Commentary on Romans 10:5-15

This passage appears in the middle of Romans 9-11. Those chapters stand as a discrete [...]

Disciples See Christ Walking on the Water
Commentary on Romans 10:5-15

This week’s passage is the third in a series of three arguments Paul makes, beginning [...]

The Canaanite Woman asks for healing for her daughter
Commentary on Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32

The lectionary does us no favors by splitting Romans 11 [...]

The Canaanite Woman asks for healing for her daughter
Commentary on Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32

A cursory reading of Romans might lead one to think [...]

Finding of Moses
Commentary on Romans 12:1-8

One could probably preach on this passage for months without much repetition, except for its [...]

Finding of Moses
Commentary on Romans 12:1-8

At first glance, Paul’s appeal to his audience to “present your bodies as a living [...]

God Touches Jeremiah's Mouth
Commentary on Romans 12:9-21

It can be challenging to preach from this lectionary passage. It’s not that it lacks [...]

God Touches Jeremiah's Mouth
Commentary on Romans 12:9-21

We are tempted to skip a passage like this in preaching. Verse 9 has no [...]

Reconciliation
Commentary on Romans 13:8-14

This passage, part of the larger section of Romans 12-15, has traditionally been called the [...]