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Paul’s apostleship was a distinctive one. This Jew firmly believed he was sent to proclaim the good news to gentiles. Both Paul himself and Acts tell us that he visited Jerusalem to seek the support (...)

A five-week preaching series based on the Second Readings in Time after Epiphany (Year B) of the Revised Common Lectionary The congregation Paul founded in Corinth appears to have been a hot mess. Among its (...)

Preaching and evangelism take many forms. Some imagine a fire-and-brimstone confrontation, while others call upon the example of St. Francis, using words only “when necessary.” Here’s a passage that helps bring evangelism (and preaching) out (...)

The reader is introduced to three scenes in Mark 2:1–22 that deal with different aspects of Jesus’ ministry. The first scene focuses on Jesus as the Son of Man, the second touches on the scope (...)

The Corinthian community is a good example of the early church being far from perfect. Discord was all over within this faith community by the time Paul wrote 1 Corinthians. Paul, the founder of this (...)

The Greek meaning of “epiphany” means to reveal or uncover.1 Yet every season, Jesus is “uncovered” or “revealed” twice.  Luke “reveals” the identity of the Baby in the songs of the angels, so we celebrated (...)

Our celebration of Christmas is built upon a Christian theological tradition that drastically differs from Paul’s apocalyptic Jewish theology that we see in Galatians. But also, our traditions are built upon interpretations of Paul’s theology, (...)

This excerpt from Titus blends the Christmas language of incarnation (“the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,” 3:4) with baptismal language (“through the water of birth and renewal,” 3:5). Some scholars suggest (...)

The lectionary selects this excerpt from Titus because its language fits into the theological message of incarnation that Christians begin to celebrate with Jesus’ nativity on Christmas Eve. “The grace of God has appeared bringing (...)

Sandwiched between the opening of the sixth and seventh seals, John sees a great multitude of people waving palms, offering praise to God, and wearing robes made white in the blood of the Lamb. Those (...)