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Charles Dickens is said to have said, “Train up a fig tree in the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it.” This phrase has been adopted by (...)

Hebrews 7:23-28 occurs in the middle of a larger argument about Jesus being a heavenly high priest. This is one of the central ideas of Hebrews, and it is a unique contribution in the New (...)

We have walked with Job the last few weeks through the book that bears his name. This week we read the final chapter of the book and find out what becomes of Job in the (...)

Psalm 90 has often been categorized as a wisdom psalm, which, like the book of Ecclesiastes (see 3:19-20; 7:2), is very much in touch with human finitude and the brevity of human life (see also (...)

Hebrews 4:12-16 falls into two parts. Verses 12-13 in their context form a postscript to the argument of 3:7 – 4:11, providing extra motivation for the exhortation of 4:11. However, they also make sense on (...)

James Limburg has described Psalm 8 as “a psalm for stargazers”1 and indeed, it is that. But even more, this is a psalm for soul searchers. The psalm paints the picture of a soul searcher (...)

I hear groans from preachers reading this Sunday’s Gospel. It contains most things that drive the conscientious into a slough of despondence: exorcisms (verse 38); multiple disturbances in the Greek text, footnoted in responsible English (...)

The book of Jeremiah is filled with tears. The devastating events relating to the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BCE are the fundamental backdrop of this weeping and mourning. Jeremiah 11-20 consists basically of (...)

First, I assume you will read the excellent commentary on this passage from workingpreacher.org 2009. Please do. First, I assume you will read the excellent commentary on this passage from workingpreacher.org 2009. Please do. First, (...)

These verses are crucial for understanding the Gospel according to Mark as a whole and for fathoming what it means to be Christian. The Passage in Context Almost exactly at the book’s midpoint, this passage (...)