Commentary on Mark 10:17-31
This lesson includes two stories connected by the theme of the real cost — including [...]
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Commentary on Mark 10:35-45
The lectionary has been running consecutively through Mark 9 and 10 the past four weeks, [...]
Commentary on Mark 10:46-52
This account of the healing of Bartimaeus concludes a central section in the Gospel of [...]
Commentary on Mark 12:28-34
Nothing in Mark’s story prepared the reader for this conversation between Jesus and this Jerusalem [...]
Commentary on John 8:31-36
The Gospel of John contains many memorable phrases that are revered as classic Christian statements (for [...]
Commentary on John 8:31-36
Chapters 7 and 8 in the Gospel of John situate Jesus in the midst of [...]
Commentary on John 11:32-44
Today’s text gathers us around a newly occupied tomb, surrounded by the typical mix of [...]
Commentary on John 11:32-44
Death is real and harsh. No resuscitation of Lazarus from the dead should sentimentalize or [...]
Commentary on Mark 12:38-44
Sometimes the headings in English Bibles hinder us from seeing necessary connections. The break between [...]
Commentary on Mark 13:1-8
It is easy to handle a parable speaking, disciple calling, village loving, synagogue attending Jesus, [...]