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This “servant song” (with 42:1-7; 49:1-6; 50:4-9) has been the subject of much scholarly debate. The suffering servant has been linked to Jesus since NT times, though direct references are uncommon (e.g., Matthew 8:17; Acts (...)

Anyone who reads this commentary has heard it hundreds of times: “I’m spiritual but not religious.” A Google search yields 1,360,000 results for that sentence, and Robert Fuller’s 2001 book on the topic estimates that (...)

Pentecost Sunday celebrates God’s gift of the Holy Spirit. For many Christians, the Holy Spirit remains a puzzle. The other members of the Trinity, the Father and the Son, are better defined. But there is (...)

The apostle Paul is astonished (Galatians 1:6) and perplexed (4:20) at what has happened among the Galatian Christians since he was working and preaching among them. To say that he is angry is an understatement. (...)

God Watches. We Wait. I’m showing my age by saying that I grew up listening to Paul’s Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story,” short radio talks wherein he informed hearers of what happened, sometimes long (...)

On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. I was reflecting on this passage during that same week. As I write, the perpetrators — assuming it was (...)

These verses tell a story of conversion and of transformation, of a life renewed by the inexhaustible love and grace of God. It is a beautiful story, a story that could inspired renewed faith in (...)

First Timothy provides guidance for church life; hence, this letter is counted among the Pastoral Epistles. Central to its message is the grace of God and the salvation through Jesus Christ. Much, of course, can (...)

When I was young, a cousin and I were pen pals for about four years. And so it was I learned the now-rapidly-disappearing art of letter opening: “Dear cousin, Hi! How are you? I am (...)

This short text from Romans is an appropriate reading for the first Sunday of Advent as it orients us to the full scope of our Advent hope. Since Romans 12:1, Paul has been describing what (...)