First Reading

Lamentation
Commentary on Isaiah 52:13—53:12

Preparing to preach on Good Friday is preparing to wander [...]

Great Catch of Fish
Commentary on Acts 9:1-6 [7-20]

One of Luke’s primary protagonists enters the literary stage in [...]

Shepherd in a landscape with goats
Commentary on Acts 9:36-43

This passage begins with the words, “in Joppa there was a certain female disciple (mathetria) [...]

Gustav Klimt, Nine Drawings for the Execution of a Frieze
Commentary on Acts 16:9-15

According to Acts, first the Holy Spirit and then “the Spirit of Jesus” prevented Paul [...]

The Ascension
Commentary on Acts 1:1-11

The book of Acts begins by reminding its reader, Theophilus, of an earlier book — [...]

Chi Rho alpha omega
Commentary on Acts 16:16-34

In Acts, trouble follows Paul.1 Or perhaps Paul tends to help precipitate the various controversies [...]

Reed
Commentary on Isaiah 35:1-10

If I had to pair this text with one Advent song, it would be O [...]

axe
Commentary on Isaiah 11:1-10

Isaiah 11 begins with the claim that new life will spring forth from an injured [...]

Astronomical Clock
Commentary on Isaiah 2:1-5

Christians share a common theological conviction with the authors of Isaiah 2:1-5: Our most precious [...]

Christmas scene in a 15th-century manuscript (detail)
Commentary on Isaiah 62:6-12

It is quite fitting to preach on this text on Christmas day. The mood is [...]