First Reading

pilgrim
Commentary on Ezekiel 2:1-5

Stubborn. Impudent. Rebellious. These are the adjectives God uses in this address to the prophet [...]

Sheep in paradise
Commentary on Jeremiah 23:1-6

Just as sheep need a shepherd to guide and protect them, the people of Israel [...]

Coventry Cathedral - Fish
Commentary on 2 Kings 4:42-44

Our short reading has a number of essential elements to it. First, we hear about [...]

to cut the bread
Commentary on Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15

What does it mean to know God?1 Depending on the [...]

to cut the bread
Commentary on Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15

Exodus might be regarded as the beginning proper of the [...]

French Country Bread
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:4-8

When I was working my way through college, I was forced to take a year [...]

French Country Bread
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:4-8

When I was working my way through college, I was forced to take a year [...]

Wine
Commentary on Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18

Bondage to a lie, or freedom’s integrity.1 The reading makes [...]

Wine
Commentary on Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18

Today’s passage contains one of the most familiar lines from [...]

the last fig
Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9

Moses will never enter the land of promise.1 He will [...]