Commentary on Isaiah 40:1-11
What an interesting array of metaphors in this pivotal text. It combines images of comfort [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Who am “I”? That sounds like a philosophical question, but [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
Within David’s checkered story (a patchwork of triumph and downfall) [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 61:10—62:3
Isaiah’s poem is a song for today. An overture resonant [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 52:7-10
Beauty. Good tidings. Peace. Salvation. Joy. Comfort.1 These aesthetic marks of the Nativity of Our [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 52:7-10
Beauty. Good tidings. Peace. Salvation. Joy. Comfort. These aesthetic marks of the Nativity of Our [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7
Plans: I am very good at making them. I plan my vacations. I plan my [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6
The contrast of light and darkness is ancient and universal spanning cultures and religions. It’s [...]
Commentary on Genesis 1:1-5
Whenever I teach Hebrew language, I always give students Genesis 1:1-6 to read before they [...]
Commentary on Jonah 3:1-5, 10
Jonah, the book, is a great story with fantastical imagery, from a great fish swallowing [...]