Revised Common Lectionary

Children smiling and making peace signs with their hands.
Commentary on Matthew 5:1-12

When, in Matthew 5:1, Jesus goes up the mountain with his disciples, we get our [...]

Children smiling and making peace signs with their hands.
Commentary on Micah 6:1-8

According to John Collins, Micah 6:8 is “biblical ethics in a nutshell.”1  He’s not incorrect. [...]

Children smiling and making peace signs with their hands.
Commentary on Psalm 15

Psalm 15 is classified generally as a Community Hymn and more specifically as an Entrance Liturgy.1 In [...]

Children smiling and making peace signs with their hands.
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

It seems that especially since the explosion of the online [...]

Brilliant star in night sky with streaks of light emerging
Commentary on Matthew 4:12-23

Matthew’s account of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry and the call of his first disciples [...]

Brilliant star in night sky with streaks of light emerging
Commentary on Isaiah 9:1-4

For all of the complexities and uncertainties surrounding these verses, the message is quite clear: [...]

Brilliant star in night sky with streaks of light emerging
Commentary on Psalm 27:1, 4-9

As much as any psalm in the Psalter, Psalm 27 expresses trust in the lord [...]

Brilliant star in night sky with streaks of light emerging
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Perhaps this is one of the greatest understatements in all [...]

lamb in green field
Commentary on John 1:29-42

As we journey through ordinary time, our lectionary turns to passages that reveal who Jesus [...]

lamb in green field
Commentary on Isaiah 49:1-7

Is the second Sunday of Epiphany too early for disappointment and frustration? In a new [...]