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Scripture is a confounding thing. If you’re not baffled by it, you’re not paying attention. Mark Twain is reputed to have said, “It’s not the parts of Scripture I don’t understand that trouble me, it’s (...)

This song of suffering has generated so much controversy over its right interpretation that it risks overshadowing ways in which it speaks powerfully both in its original context and in the ongoing history of Christian (...)

We often talk of hope as wishful thinking: “I hope it won’t rain”; “I hope I win the lottery”; “I hope my team wins the Super Bowl”—but Paul’s concept of hope in Romans is different.1 (...)

Discussion on texts for Third Sunday in Lent (Mar. 15, 2020). (Gospel) John 4:5-42; (First Reading) Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; (Second Reading) Romans 5:1-11. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for Working Preacher.

Discussion on Revised Common Lectionary texts for Third Sunday after Pentecost (June 25, 2017): (Gospel) Matthew 10:24-39; (1st Reading) Jeremiah 20:7-13; (Semi-continuous 1st Reading) Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 69:7-10, [11-15], 16-18; (2nd Reading) Romans 6:1b-11. Recorded (...)

Discussion on texts for First Sunday of Advent (Nov. 27, 2016): (Gospel) Matthew 24:36-44; (First Reading) Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; (Second Reading) Romans 13:11-14.

Discussion on texts for Ordinary 12 (June 22, 2014): (Gospel) Matthew 10:24-39; (1st Reading) Jeremiah 20:7-13; (Semicontinuous 1st Reading) Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 69:7-10, [11-15], 16-18; (2nd Reading) Romans 6:1b-11.

Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Holy Trinity, Pentecost 1: Isaiah 6:1-8, Psalm 29, Romans 8:12-17, John 3:1-17

Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Pentecost: Acts 2:1-21 or Ezekiel 37:1-14, Psalm 104:24-34, 35b (30), Romans 8:22-27 or Acts 2:1-21, John 15:26-27; (...)

Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, David Lose, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Lent 2: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16, Psalm 22:23-31 (27), Romans 4:13-25, Mark 8:31-38