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When the Pharisees ask a question about the commandments, Jesus gives an answer that enjoyed broad agreement among the biblical interpreters of his day. A legal expert asks him, “Teacher, which is the great commandment (...)

The gospel message is central to understanding the continuity between the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, but its meaning was not always clear in antiquity. Mark had to introduce readers to who Jesus was (...)

The scene is total desolation. Or at least this is what Jeremiah saw through his limited human vision—just a devastated and colonized Judean kingdom. And yet this was not the only reality to be seen (...)

“Sorrow and love flow mingled down” from the lines of this poem.1 The poet draws on imagery from across the spectrum, as if grasping desperately for a metaphor, however inadequate, to capture the turmoil brewing (...)

With the Song of the Sea still ringing in our ears, chapter 15 of the Book of Exodus ends with the first episode in a series of narratives where the people complain against Moses and (...)

This three-week series, with readings primarily from the New Testament, serves as a sort of throwback.1 By “throwback” I mean that creeds are typically the result of a concerted effort to “codify” a kind of (...)

When Christ’s great emissary to the nations pivots from expounding the extraordinary good news message about the justice and mercy of God, Paul turns our attention to body-language. This body-language matches the appropriate mind-set for (...)

Lament. Complaint. Confession. Weeping.  These words are typically associated with the prophet Jeremiah. People are perhaps aware of his propensity to weep and complain.    Our Scripture lesson for this Sunday provides an excellent example from (...)

There is a reciprocal nature to how you treat other people: What you do for others you will see it again in your own life. This admonition also applies to those who are involved in (...)

Dear Working Preachers, It seems every week there is a headline or a happening that undercuts our best laid sermon preparation (Sometimes those interruptions come throughout the preparing week, and that’s what we’re here for). (...)