Commentary on Isaiah 51:1-6
Sometimes we look at our situation and know we’re in trouble. It happens with individuals, [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 51:1-6
Although the lectionary excludes the last two verses of this passage (verses 7-8), they are [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 15:15-21
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Commentary on Jeremiah 15:15-21
As I write this commentary, I am only 2 weeks [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 33:7-11
In bizarre (Ezekiel 1), devastating (Ezekiel 15), and even graphic (Ezekiel 16 and 23) terms, [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 33:7-11
Wickedness, sin, death, blood — this week’s selection from Ezekiel 33 can be a difficult [...]
Commentary on Genesis 50:15-21
Family harmony is definitely not one of the themes in [...]
Commentary on Genesis 50:15-21
Just when you think all is right in the world [...]
Commentary on Numbers 21:4b-9
The text for today doesn’t seem like altogether good news.1 Trudging through the seemingly never-ending [...]
Commentary on Jonah 3:10—4:11
Scholars have expended a lot of energy and paper trying [...]