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Psalm 97 is one of only seven psalms in the book of Psalms that is classified as an enthronement psalm (Psalms 47, 93, 95-99). These psalms are distinguished from the royal psalms (Psalms 2, 18, (...)

Once again, on this Third Sunday of Advent, we have an appeal, now from Paul, to a community of faith about the way it is to live in the world. As you know, these verses (...)

Mr. Harold Camping, president of California’s Family Radio, predicted that three million people would be saved, the rest perish, on May 21, 2011. When that did not happen (though a “spiritual salvation” was subsequently alleged (...)

The closing address in the book of Joshua is a brilliant example of ancient Israelite rhetoric. Joshua’s farewell speech is designed to reinvigorate the people’s commitment to the LORD who had delivered them from slavery (...)

These verses are a continuation of the ‘diary’ begun in 2:1, and further develop the story of how Paul, Silvanus and Timothy conducted themselves among the Thessalonians. Having dealt with ‘being bearers of the word’ (...)

The story of the crossing of the Jordan highlights the authorization of Joshua’s leadership and demonstrates that sustained attentiveness to sacred tradition is foundational for Israel’s cultural identity. This passage is of profound significance for (...)

This is the first of four weeks dedicated to 1 Thessalonians. The way in which the lectionary has divided up the letter presents a challenge to the preacher: the texts for the first three weeks (...)

Think back over the recent celebration of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. It was the event of the season! Can you imagine those invited not attending, and even making a joke of (...)

Voltaire quipped that we ought to judge a person by his questions rather than his answers. There is certainly wisdom in this, and when brought to the narrative arch of the Gospel of Matthew there (...)

In what might initially appear to be “just” the conclusion to 2 Corinthians, Paul lays out in chapter 13:11-13 both a charge to unity within the church and a benediction that two millennia later begins (...)