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John’s account of the last supper begins with Jesus washing the disciples’ feet. The action is simple, yet its significance is revolutionary. Using the most ordinary means, Jesus conveys the most extraordinary love and commands (...)

Hebrews 7:23-28 occurs in the middle of a larger argument about Jesus being a heavenly high priest. This is one of the central ideas of Hebrews, and it is a unique contribution in the New (...)

Although it is not entirely unique in the Psalter, the most striking thing about Psalm 91 is that it ends with a divine speech in verses 14-16. Usually when God speaks in the Psalms, it (...)

I hear groans from preachers reading this Sunday’s Gospel. It contains most things that drive the conscientious into a slough of despondence: exorcisms (verse 38); multiple disturbances in the Greek text, footnoted in responsible English (...)

Our Pauline reading for this week is often relegated to sermons during stewardship campaigns. While this text certainly forces us to think about what we do with our resources and, therefore, should inform our stewardship (...)

God’s act of new creation completely changes the way Paul sees the world around him — including his perception of death. In this passage, the apostle expresses hope in the promise of resurrection, but the (...)

To read 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 solely as a summary of Paul’s views on the body, as is often the case, would be a distortion of its powerful passage. Rather, this text serves as a demonstration (...)

The hour approaches and along with it the glory of both the Father and the Son as Jesus prays on behalf of those to whom the Father has authorized him to “give eternal life.” Consistent (...)

Acts 10 narrates a significant change in Peter’s own life but also a massive shift in the trajectory of the church’s mission in its earliest days. For Luke, this moment is significant well beyond Peter’s (...)

What a difference a generation makes. By now it is commonly assumed that the author of Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians was not the apostle himself but perhaps a disciple writing in his name. For (...)