Commentary on John 15:1-8
Like the good shepherd of last week’s text, this week’s image of the vine is [...]
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Commentary on John 15:9-17
Now we have a shift from the vine of last week’s text to love. The [...]
Commentary on John 17:6-19
This week’s text is the middle of Jesus’ prayer for his friends, which brings to [...]
Commentary on John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
The temptation when preaching Pentecost is to make the sermon [...]
Commentary on Mark 3:20-35
It’s happening “again.” This time Jesus is coming home. Our instincts and associations of home [...]
Commentary on Mark 4:26-34
The opening line of Mark’s gospel announces its theme about as directly as it gets: [...]
Commentary on Mark 4:35-41
“On that day.” The phrase is so brief the reader could almost ignore it. Actually, [...]
Commentary on Mark 5:21-43
A sense of déjà vu accompanies the introduction to today’s reading. Once again Jesus is [...]
Commentary on Mark 6:1-13
[Editor’s note: The author has read this text from the perspective of an immigrant, pairing [...]
Commentary on Mark 6:1-13
This Sunday’s pairing of Mark 6:1-6 and 6:7-13 kindles the preacher’s imagination. The first passage [...]
