Alternate First Reading

man under tree
Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:34—16:13

In this post-election year we find ourselves in a deeply [...]

Three friends
Commentary on 1 Samuel 8:4-11 [12-15] 16-20; [11:14-15]

Negotiating a rotten compromise in [...]

1 Thessalonians 2:9
Commentary on Joshua 3:7-17

In the first chapter of the book of Joshua, the title character is exhorted four [...]

Matthew 25:10
Commentary on Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25

The closing address in the book of Joshua is a [...]

Matthew 25:25
Commentary on Judges 4:1-7

These seven verses are an introduction to the larger story of Deborah, Barak, and Sisera, [...]

Matthew 22:19
Commentary on Exodus 33:12-23

Can one bargain with God? According to the narrative in Exodus 33:12-23, the answer is [...]

Matthew 22:37
Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Deuteronomy 34 recounts a major transitional period in biblical Israel’s [...]

Matthew 22:4
Commentary on Exodus 32:1-14

The book of Exodus follows the journey of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to [...]

Matthew 21:33
Commentary on Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

What does it mean to belong to a community? Does [...]

God Touches Jeremiah's Mouth
Commentary on Exodus 3:1-15

Exodus 3 is simultaneously one of the best-known and most theologically confusing passages in all [...]