Second Reading

Ice Water
Commentary on James 5:13-20

“In fulfillment of God’s purposes … ” That’s how the opening verses of James have [...]

Job's Sufferings
Commentary on Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12

One might wonder at the selection of this text set [...]

How do you get a camel through the eye of a needle ...
Commentary on Hebrews 4:12-16

The Epistle to the Hebrews is often a study in contrasts, and Hebrews 4:12-16 is [...]

Storm Over Lake Otsego
Commentary on Hebrews 5:1-10

Hebrews 5:1 seems like one of those places where the chapter division might not be [...]

Lord, that I might see!
Commentary on Hebrews 7:23-28

The author of Hebrews has a tendency to circle back around to content he has [...]

Good fences, Houston Heights, Texas
Commentary on Hebrews 9:11-14

If today we can talk about any sort of exegetical and theological consensus when it [...]

Luther crest, Eisleben, Germany
Commentary on Romans 3:19-28

Krister Stendahl, a teacher and mentor, worked to “undo” the introspective Lutheran-Augustinian reading of Paul [...]

Luther crest, Eisleben, Germany
Commentary on Romans 3:19-28

This passage — and much of Romans for that matter — reveals an ethnic conflict [...]

Mausoleum Stained Glass
Commentary on Revelation 21:1-6a

Few preachers decide to preach on Revelation. It is an [...]

Mausoleum Stained Glass
Commentary on Revelation 21:1-6a

“See, I am making all things new” (Revelation 21:5). As [...]