Second Reading

rice in a bowl with sesame seeds (Bread of Life)
Commentary on Ephesians 4:1-16

This passage forms the hinge between the theological statement of [...]

bread with hand
Commentary on Ephesians 3:14-21

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

landscape painting depicting Jesus on lakeshore
Commentary on Ephesians 2:11-22

These verses from Ephesians could be titled “Finding Our Roots.” [...]

Detail from painting depicting Herod's banquet, by Pedro García de Benabarre, ca. 1470
Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14

Commentary for this text is forthcoming.

dusty sandals
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 12:2-10

What is the true spiritual power?1 What constitutes true spiritual [...]

Hand reaching out to touch a rough surface
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 8:7-15

How is the proclamation of the gospel related to the [...]

waves in darkness
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 6:1-13

This passage comes right after Paul’s majestic statements about the [...]

Flowering plant
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 [11-13] 14-17

What gives us the courage to do the right thing—to [...]

Snake in dimly lit foliage
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1

Paul—the textual Paul, the letters P-a-u-l, not the man who [...]

field of grain
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:5-12

Imagine 2 Corinthians as a poem. In any poem, each [...]