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While Psalm 68 is fraught with interpretive difficulties—several one-of-a-kind words, obscure allusions, unknown geographical locations, and a less-than-clear structure — its general character and movement are clear enough.1 As Konrad Schaefer helpfully suggests, Psalm 68 (...)

While Psalm 68 is fraught with interpretive difficulties—several one-of-a-kind words, obscure allusions, unknown geographical locations, and a less-than-clear structure—its general character and movement are clear enough. As Konrad Schaefer helpfully suggests, Psalm 68 “is a (...)

Gran alegría, temor, duda, falta de honestidad… y un impulso profundo de compartir la experiencia con los demás. La resurrección de Jesús suscita una diversidad de reacciones, actitudes y acciones entre los testigos de este (...)

Each of the Gospels ends in a distinctive way.1   Mark focuses on the empty tomb and the fear of the first witnesses; Luke on the appearances of the risen Jesus to the disciples, his (...)

Este es el segundo discurso sobre el Paracleto en los discursos de despedida de Jesús a sus discípulos (el primero nos tocó la semana pasada para el Domingo de Pentecostés en Juan 14:15-17, 25-26). Nos (...)

“Who am I?” is one of those questions I’ve asked of God on numerous occasions. “Who am I, God, compared to all this beauty that you have made?” This was my question some years ago (...)

Genesis 1 traditionally appears on Holy Trinity Sunday, doubtlessly because interpreters have long understood portions of the text as allusions to the Trinity. Luther, for example, believed the “Spirit of God” (RSV)1 in verse 2 (...)

What does the Great Commission have to do with the Trinity? Readers today often interpret this passage as a directive to evangelize others. After all, the imperative verb is right there: “make disciples of all (...)

Each of the Gospels ends in a distinctive way.  Mark focuses on the empty tomb and the fear of the first witnesses; Luke on the appearances of the risen Jesus to the disciples, his ascension, (...)

Today’s text is really a tale of two passages, each a lesson in confounding expectations. The string of three weeks of Jesus’ mission discourse ends on the fifth Sunday after Pentecost. By Matthew 11:16, the (...)