Second Reading

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? [...]

Commentary on Ephesians 2:1-10

What is the urgency of reconciliation as the summation of [...]

Commentary on Hebrews 5:5-10

There are many images of Jesus that have captured our imaginations — Jesus as a [...]

Commentary on Philippians 2:5-11

What’s in a name? From a biblical perspective — everything!1 [...]

Commentary on Hebrews 10:16-25

The Epistle to the Hebrews explores the meaning of Jesus’ [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Today’s Gospel lection again competes for the preacher’s attention with [...]

Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet. - John 13:5
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Today’s epistle lection is probably read in Christian worship more [...]

Commentary on 1 John 1:1—2:2

Early church leaders referred to 1 John as a “catholic [...]

Commentary on 1 John 3:1-7

The relationship between 1 John and the Gospel of John becomes evident across the first [...]