Gospel

The Risen Lord appears to St. Thomas and the apostles
Commentary on John 20:19-31

Easter is supposed to be a season, not a day, but it’s hard to deny [...]

The Disciples give Fish to the Risen Lord to eat
Commentary on Luke 24:36b-48

Have you ever read the book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in [...]

Good Shepherd
Commentary on John 10:11-18

The good shepherd discourse, or at least the idea of Jesus as the good shepherd, [...]

Christus ascendit hodie!
Commentary on Luke 24:44-53

Many believers think of Jesus’ ascension like an excuse for Jesus’ absence: because he ascended, [...]

Christ the Living Vine
Commentary on John 15:1-8

Like the good shepherd of last week’s text, this week’s image of the vine is [...]

It's Harvest Time in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Commentary on John 15:9-17

Now we have a shift from the vine of last week’s text to love. The [...]

Word of Life
Commentary on John 17:6-19

This week’s text is the middle of Jesus’ prayer for his friends, which brings to [...]

Pentecost, with tongues of fire descending upon the apostles
Commentary on John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

The temptation when preaching Pentecost is to make the sermon [...]

Binding the strong man
Commentary on Mark 3:20-35

It’s happening “again.” This time Jesus is coming home. Our instincts and associations of home [...]

Soon for the harvest...
Commentary on Mark 4:26-34

The opening line of Mark’s gospel announces its theme about as directly as it gets: [...]