Second Reading

Mark 5:42
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 8:7-15

The Greek letter π (p) pops up twenty-four times in [...]

Amos 7:8
Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14

Ephesians 1:3-14 begins with the pronouncement of a blessing upon [...]

Mark 6:31
Commentary on Ephesians 2:11-22

Remembering how we got here is important. I value old [...]

John 6:11
Commentary on Ephesians 3:14-21

Ephesians 3:14-21 is the conclusion of the first half of [...]

Mark 10:14
Commentary on Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12

This week’s second lesson begins a series of readings from [...]

Amos 5:11
Commentary on Hebrews 4:12-16

This week’s reading from Hebrews continues to address the malaise that the writer’s community was [...]

Mark 10:39
Commentary on Hebrews 5:1-10

Vulnerability is a theme of this week’s reading from Hebrews. The passage continues the focus [...]

Mark 10:47
Commentary on Hebrews 7:23-28

Many scholars attest that Hebrews is a homily, an eloquent sermon. Knowing the genre of [...]

Mark 12:31
Commentary on Hebrews 9:11-14

The text of Hebrews is replete with comparisons. In these four verses we find two [...]

1 Kings 17:12
Commentary on Hebrews 9:24-28

At a moment when antisemitism and anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim violence has become more visible and [...]