Second Reading

Descending like a dove
Commentary on Acts 19:1-7

This passages stands as one of the classic battlegrounds for debates over baptism: whether people [...]

they left their nets
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Although 21st-century Christians live as though they have a key [...]

The beginning of wisdom
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

The reading of 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 brings Christians face to [...]

And the whole city gathered around the door.
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 9:16-23

What are we willing to do so that others can [...]

And his clothes became dazzling white
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:3-6

Today’s reading, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, gives us profound insight into [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

What are the limits of Christian freedom in a world [...]

Thick darkness
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10

Today’s reading, 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10, introduces Lent with a call [...]

NASA Adds Leap Second to Master Clock
Commentary on 1 Peter 3:18-22

As is the case with much of the New Testament, when reading First Peter we [...]

Let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. - Mark 8:34
Commentary on Romans 4:13-25

Romans 1-3 indicates that God shows no partiality to humans. All have sinned, but God’s [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

How do you begin a letter to a bickering church? [...]