Commentary on Mark 1:21-28
The cultural distance between the world of this text and contemporary society presents challenges for [...]
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Commentary on Mark 1:29-39
Jesus intervenes in the conflict between the power of evil and the power of God [...]
Commentary on Mark 9:2-9
Most congregations would drown in this text’s cascade of details. “Six days later.” “A high mountain apart.” [...]
Commentary on John 1:43-51
Something snapped into focus in this passage for Nathaniel that is not obvious to the [...]
Commentary on Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
In this reading of Matthew Jesus describes as “hypocrites” those [...]
Commentary on Mark 1:9-15
This Sunday’s lection comprises three episodes: Jesus’ baptism (Mark 1:9-11), his temptation (1:12-13), and his [...]
Commentary on Mark 8:31-38
Mark Twain worried, “It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that [...]
Commentary on John 2:13-22
Not long ago, I was walking by the gym on the college campus and I [...]
Commentary on John 3:14-21
This lectionary passage is probably among the most well known Christian scripture in the world, [...]
Commentary on John 12:20-33
As with nearly every passage in the gospel of John, this reading uses simple vocabulary [...]