Gospel

Jackal at Sunset
Commentary on John 12:1-8

Mediterranean culture dictated that slaves or women were in charge of washing and anointing the [...]

Crucifixion
Commentary on Luke 22:14—23:56

“Which is more amazing,” asks Karl Barth, “to find Jesus [...]

Lamentation
Commentary on John 18:1—19:42

After a Good Friday worship service with her friends at [...]

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 [...]