Commentary on John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
Compared to Acts’ description of the Spirit descending like tongues [...]
Gospel
Commentary on John 3:1-17
This well-known passage from John is a rarity in the Gospels because it shows Jesus [...]
Commentary on Mark 2:23—3:6
These two controversy scenes — one in the grainfields and one in a synagogue — [...]
Commentary on Mark 3:20-35
Jesus generates a lot of worry in this passage. But I suppose he always has. [...]
Commentary on Mark 4:26-34
Mark contains few parables, but the ones that are there really count. This passage concludes [...]
Commentary on Mark 4:35-41
Now we’re in a place where we can see what Jesus’ disciples are made of. [...]
Commentary on Mark 5:21-43
[Editor’s note: The author has read this text from the perspective of an immigrant, pairing [...]
Commentary on Mark 6:14-29
[Editor’s note: The author has read this text from the perspective of an immigrant, pairing [...]
Commentary on Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
Many Christians don’t have a sense of what a spiritual [...]
Commentary on John 6:1-21
Like the earlier figures of Moses and Elisha, Jesus proclaims a message of God’s abundance [...]
