First Reading

Easter Morning
Commentary on Acts 10:34-43

The first Easter drastically changed how Christians understand God’s activity in the world. Today’s first [...]

The Risen Lord appears to St. Thomas and the apostles
Commentary on Acts 4:32-35

The portrayals of Christ-following community in Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-37 raise red flags for many [...]

Good Shepherd
Commentary on Acts 4:5-12

When it comes to modern preachers, “boldness” may not inherently be a virtue. While no [...]

Word of Life
Commentary on Acts 1:15-17, 21-26

For well over two centuries (or more correctly, for two [...]

Pentecost, with tongues of fire descending upon the apostles
Commentary on Acts 2:1-21

One challenge of preaching on major festival days such as Christmas, Easter, or Pentecost lies [...]

Binding the strong man
Commentary on Genesis 3:8-15

Reading the Genesis 3 text in light of Jesus’ confrontations with people who thought he [...]

Soon for the harvest...
Commentary on Ezekiel 17:22-24

Three seemingly random verses plucked from the middle of the [...]

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee
Commentary on Job 38:1-11

God’s speech from the whirlwind to Job has been a long time coming. Readers of [...]

Jesus Raises Girl to Life
Commentary on Lamentations 3:22-33

At first blush, it appears that the assigned text is [...]

pilgrim
Commentary on Ezekiel 2:1-5

One cannot really help this situation but preaching from the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) often [...]