Commentary on Luke 21:5-19
The temple was beautiful. It had recently been refurbished by Herod the Great. And apparently, [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Malachi 4:1-2a
On August 28, 1963, Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the most [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 65:17-25
As we draw to the close of the church year, we traditionally begin to draw [...]
Commentary on Psalm 98
We read today’s psalm lection in light of two expectations: next week “Christ the King” Sunday celebrates [...]
Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
In this short passage at the conclusion of 2 Thessalonians, [...]
Commentary on Luke 6:20-31
Jesus is looking. What does he see? While this pericope begins with Jesus looking at [...]
Commentary on Luke 20:27-38
“How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” Though the historical origins [...]
Commentary on Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18
Daniel 7 is a watershed in the book that begins [...]
Commentary on Psalm 149
I just provided the Working Preacher commentary for Psalm 17:1-9 (see November 6), wryly suggesting that the [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 1:11-23
It is probably best to break the reading from Ephesians [...]
