Second Reading

Astronomical Clock
Commentary on Romans 13:11-14

This week is the first Sunday of Advent, the first Sunday of the new year [...]

Christmas scene in a 15th-century manuscript (detail)
Commentary on Titus 3:4-7

Most preachers who encounter this text will do so on Christmas morning itself. If that’s [...]

Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Commentary on Hebrews 2:14-18

Hebrews 2 paints a powerful picture of the significance of Jesus’ incarnation that highlights the [...]

Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Commentary on Philippians 2:5-11

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

Jesus Washing St. Peter's Feet
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

The Corinthians failed to practice the Lord’s Supper correctly. Though [...]

granlund sculpture
Commentary on Hebrews 10:16-25

For modern-day Christians, the cross has become purely a religious [...]

Jesus appears to Thomas
Commentary on 1 Peter 1:3-9

The blessing at the beginning of 1 Peter overflows with joy and hope. Like the [...]

St. Vitale - Abraham and the Three Angels
Commentary on Romans 5:1-8

We often talk of hope as wishful thinking: “I hope it won’t rain”; “I hope [...]

Isaiah 64:8
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Imagine that you spent a year and a half getting [...]

Isaiah 40:8
Commentary on 2 Peter 3:8-15a

Apocalyptic language is used in 2 Peter 3:8-15a to express the seriousness of Christian holiness [...]