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El texto evangélico de este domingo, comúnmente conocido como “la multiplicación de los panes y los peces,” es precedido en el Evangelio según San Mateo por una sección de enseñanza en parábolas (Mt 13:1-52) sobre (...)

John 10 opens with Jesus saying the words, “Very truly, I tell you.” These words occur in the Gospel of John as a rhetorical device to alert the readers that the words which Jesus is (...)

The reading for the Third Sunday of Easter continues Peter’s speech on the Day of Pentecost. See my Second Sunday of Easter post for background information on the Acts of the Apostles and the first (...)

Psalm 118 is the psalm of psalms for the Easter season.1 The early church found in Psalm 118 the words of Jesus who remembered his suffering and persecution during Holy Week and who gave thanks (...)

The Johannine last meal and foot washing scene conveys a decidedly different message than the Passover meal accounts in the Synoptic Gospels. Yes, the action takes place at a meal that occurs before Jesus is (...)

Can Jesus’ followers abide with the reality of his crucifixion? Can we? Matthew’s passion story brings out several unique emphases. Together, some of these features confront readers with the awful nature of Jesus’ fate—and with (...)

This seems to be one of the harsher and, perhaps, more illogical parables in the Gospel of Matthew. Many preachers might prefer to preach Luke’s version (Luke 14:15-24) or even the version found in the (...)

The story of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus is a climactic one in the Gospel of John, in several aspects. First, it is an emotional and relational climax for Jesus. If you were to peruse the (...)

This past winter I attempted to establish a new early morning running regiment. On the app, it looked like a great plan. However, at 5:30 a.m. the darkness outside was not very inviting. Though there (...)

John 3:16 is one of the most beloved texts in the Bible, but is typically used without reference to its historical, literary contexts. The lectionary calls the congregation’s attention to those contexts by placing John (...)