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Commentary on Ezekiel 37:1-14

https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/fifth-sunday-in-lent/commentary-on-ezekiel-371-14-11

Ezekiel 37 is probably the most well-known passage from this prophetic book. Inevitably, when I tell people of faith that I am writing about Ezekiel, they mention the valley of dry bones. So, the imagery (...)

March 26, 2023

Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7

https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/christmas-eve-nativity-of-our-lord/commentary-on-isaiah-92-7-15

In difficult times, many of us look for sources and symbols of hope. Sometimes we find them in nature, the arts, humor, or comforting memories. Often, we turn our attention to individuals who seem to (...)

December 24, 2022

Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]

https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/christmas-eve-nativity-of-our-lord/commentary-on-luke-21-14-15-20-21

For the Christmas Eve preacher, it may feel challenging to find anything new to say about this familiar story from Luke 2. What might possibly have been missed in the centuries throughout which this story (...)

December 24, 2022

Commentary on John 6:35-59

https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/bread-of-life/commentary-on-john-635-59-2

When clergy invite me to speak at their church, I ask them what they are wanting for their people. I’ve been struck lately by how many say some version of this: “My people are doing (...)

February 13, 2022

Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7

https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/christmas-eve-nativity-of-our-lord/commentary-on-isaiah-92-7-14

A “zealous” God. Isaiah 9:2-7 (1-6 in the Hebrew) paints a picture of God’s zealousness, which results in the zealousness of God’s people. We take our lead from the final sentence of this reading, “The (...)

December 24, 2021

Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-6

https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/ordinary-20-2/commentary-on-proverbs-91-6-5

On the surface, Proverbs 9:1-6 reads as positive instruction for those seeking to live an ethical life, one that leaves aside “naivety” (Hebrew peta’im) and is grounded instead in “understanding” or “insight” (binah; verse 6).  (...)

August 15, 2021

Bread of Heaven

https://www.workingpreacher.org/theology-and-interpretation/bread-of-heaven

The 2020 film Kiss the Ground, narrated by Woody Harrelson, portrays “regenerative farming,” a relatively new practice in the U.S. and around the world, restoring spent land and sequestering carbon in the soil. In one (...)

July 7, 2021

Spring Redemption

https://www.workingpreacher.org/theology-and-interpretation/spring-redemption

As I write in February, awaiting spring, Easter, and Earth Day (April 22), outside it is 18 degrees, cloudy and dark. Snow and sleet cover the air, the ground, and the solar panels; the pond (...)

February 25, 2021

Pursued by Love

https://www.workingpreacher.org/dear-working-preacher/pursued-by-love

How are you, Working Preacher? When I have been asked that question lately, I’ve replied that I’m fine—but not fine like 2019. I’m fine like Olaf the snowman is fine when he walks alone through (...)

December 13, 2020

Commentary on Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/christ-the-king/commentary-on-ezekiel-3411-16-20-24

The connection between justice and care is often lost in contemporary Christian practice.1 We’ve gotten the memo on the importance of care, and today’s gospel lesson more than adequately underscores that message. When Christ returns (...)

November 22, 2020
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