Gospel

Ice Water
Commentary on Mark 9:38-50

In Mark 9:38, John directs a comment towards Jesus on behalf of the disciples that [...]

Job's Sufferings
Commentary on Mark 10:2-16

This day’s lesson actually consists of two pericopes. One deals with divorce, the other with [...]

How do you get a camel through the eye of a needle ...
Commentary on Mark 10:17-31 

This lesson includes two stories connected by the theme of the real cost — including [...]

Storm Over Lake Otsego
Commentary on Mark 10:35-45

The lectionary has been running consecutively through Mark 9 and 10 the past four weeks, [...]

Lord, that I might see!
Commentary on Mark 10:46-52

This account of the healing of Bartimaeus concludes a central section in the Gospel of [...]

Good fences, Houston Heights, Texas
Commentary on Mark 12:28-34 

Nothing in Mark’s story prepared the reader for this conversation between Jesus and this Jerusalem [...]

Luther crest, Eisleben, Germany
Commentary on John 8:31-36

The Gospel of John contains many memorable phrases that are revered as classic Christian statements (for [...]

Luther crest, Eisleben, Germany
Commentary on John 8:31-36

Chapters 7 and 8 in the Gospel of John situate Jesus in the midst of [...]

Mausoleum Stained Glass
Commentary on John 11:32-44

Today’s text gathers us around a newly occupied tomb, surrounded by the typical mix of [...]

Mausoleum Stained Glass
Commentary on John 11:32-44

Death is real and harsh. No resuscitation of Lazarus from the dead should sentimentalize or [...]