Second Reading

Man
Commentary on Ephesians 1:15-23

Ephesians 1:15 begins the letter’s thanksgiving, a customary element of [...]

Red apples on tree
Commentary on 1 John 5:1-6

Sometimes I wonder if the author of 1 John ever had any children when he [...]

Peaches on a branch
Commentary on 1 John 4:7-21

Today’s passage contains some of the most moving and profound teachings on love in the [...]

Commentary on 1 John 3:16-24

Words are powerful, and as preachers, we do not take our own words or the [...]

Christ Appearing to the Apostles after the Resurrection, William Blake, c.1795
Commentary on 1 John 3:1-7

First John 3 opens with an exclamation of exuberant wonder: “See what love the Father [...]

The Resurrected Christ Appearing to His Disciples, Luca Signorelli, 1514
Commentary on 1 John 1:1—2:2

First John begins mid-thought, caught up in the exuberance of [...]

Photo of stairs going up from a cave in Cyrus
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

First Corinthians 15:1–11 serves as a prelude to an important [...]

Black and white photo of a cross
Commentary on Hebrews 10:16-25

The author’s reflection on Jesus as our “great high priest,” [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Is the church, or the body of Christ—then and now—in [...]

Palm Sunday procession photo
Commentary on Philippians 2:5-11

What’s in a name? From a biblical perspective—everything!1 A name [...]