Gospel

Crossing of the Red Sea and Miriam Dancing and Singing
Commentary on Luke 24:1-12

What we seem to have here is a discounting of eye witness testimony. [Looking for [...]

Great Catch of Fish
Commentary on John 21:1-19

When I saw him, his jet-black hair coiffed, swooped up and slicked up, the dark [...]

Shepherd in a landscape with goats
Commentary on John 10:22-30

Throughout John’s Gospel, responses to Jesus vary widely. This is the case once more in [...]

Gustav Klimt, Nine Drawings for the Execution of a Frieze
Commentary on John 14:23-29

This passage is part of Jesus’ farewell discourse to his disciples on the night before [...]

The Ascension
Commentary on Luke 24:44-53

“The Nurturing Place” was a day care center in Jersey City. Few people would have [...]

Chi Rho alpha omega
Commentary on John 17:20-26

John 17 brings us to the end of Jesus’ farewell to his disciples. The timing [...]

Reed
Commentary on Matthew 11:2-11

The question of John the Baptist to Jesus is one of the most important questions [...]

axe
Commentary on Matthew 3:1-12

In traditional theological perspective, the main purposes of Advent are to prepare for remembering (and [...]

Astronomical Clock
Commentary on Matthew 24:36-44

Today’s congregation is sometimes perplexed as to why the Gospel [...]

Christmas scene in a 15th-century manuscript (detail)
Commentary on Luke 2:[1-7] 8-20

Luke’s narrative moves to invite us to recognize that the [...]