Commentary on Mark 4:35-41
“On that day.” The phrase is so brief the reader could almost ignore it. Actually, [...]
Gospel
Commentary on Mark 5:21-43
A sense of déjà vu accompanies the introduction to today’s reading. Once again Jesus is [...]
Commentary on Mark 6:1-13
[Editor’s note: The author has read this text from the perspective of an immigrant, pairing [...]
Commentary on Mark 6:1-13
This Sunday’s pairing of Mark 6:1-6 and 6:7-13 kindles the preacher’s imagination. The first passage [...]
Commentary on Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
A lot happens in the sixth chapter of the Gospel [...]
Commentary on John 6:1-21
Students who have studied John’s Gospel with me, and especially my teaching partner Barbara Rossing, [...]
Commentary on John 6:24-35
John presents Jesus as manna, the miraculous bread God provided and through which Israel learned [...]
Commentary on John 6:24-35
The hymn powerfully portrays the plight of so many of God’s children: “Across the world, [...]
Commentary on John 6:35, 41-51
Jesus is manna, that miraculous substance with which God cultivated [...]
Commentary on John 6:35, 41-51
People complain that, in my preaching, I do not tell [...]