Commentary on Acts 10:34-43
The lectionary passage Acts 10:34-43 features the sermon that Simon Peter gave in the house [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Today’s passage is part of Peter’s sermon following the original, [...]
Commentary on Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Luke has kept us waiting so long for the fulfillment [...]
Commentary on Acts 2:14a, 36-41
This week’s passage includes the brief introduction to Peter’s Pentecost [...]
Commentary on Acts 2:42-47
Acts, as the New Testament’s only book of ancient historiography, records Luke’s retelling of the [...]
Commentary on Acts 2:42-47
Acts 2:42-47 summarizes the daily life of the earliest Christian community in Jerusalem. The passage [...]
Commentary on Acts 7:55-60
Back in the day, my seminary professors told us that our proclamation should recreate the [...]
Commentary on Acts 7:55-60
Acts 6-7 functions as a pivot point in Acts. Before these chapters, the church is [...]
Commentary on Acts 7:55-60
Stephen is recognized in the church as the first or “proto-martyr.” Before considering details in [...]
Commentary on Acts 2:1-21
The Pentecost lectionary account takes place in Jerusalem on the feast day of Shavuot, 50 [...]