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Christ was obedient not only in his death, but from the moment of his coming into the world. This is the message of today’s epistle reading. The author’s declaration here is close to Paul’s statement (...)

Love epitomizes all social obligations. This may be the “take away” lesson from today’s epistle reading. Still, the organization of the reading is somewhat odd because 3:9-13 has two parts and comes at a transition (...)

Mark is the shortest of the canonical gospels. His story moves along briskly. On a few occasions, Jesus pauses to teach, but usually he is scurrying from one place to the next, healing, exorcising demons, (...)

Philippians 2:5-11 is one of the New Testament’s truly majestic texts. I encourage the preacher to consider this text for Palm Sunday instead of, or at least alongside, the Gospel lection of Jesus’ entry into (...)

Third in a series of lectionary texts which at first blush appear to consist of insider-trading for homileticians, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 wrestles, in what is just small part, with what is a huge issue for (...)

Psalm 111 is classified as an Individual Hymn of Thanksgiving, a psalm type in which the singer gives thanks for God’s goodness in delivering him/her from various life-threatening situations such as illness, oppression, or enemy (...)

The text consists of two parts: a summary of Jesus’ preaching in 1:14-15; and a call story in 1:16-20. These two parts are connected by the sense of urgency brought on via the proclamation of (...)

On the first Sunday after Epiphany, we recall Jesus’ baptism. This day, coming soon after Christmas, provides rich opportunity to reflect on the meaning of Jesus’ divine sonship (cf. Luke 1:32, 35), as well as (...)

This episode in the Book of Acts stands as a sequel to the account of John the Baptist’s ministry, including the baptism of Jesus, that is narrated in the Gospel for the Day (Mark 1:4-11). (...)

The birth of a child is an occasion that evokes family, religious, and social traditions. The infant’s gown, once worn by a great-grandparent, is carefully liberated from layers of tissue paper where it has been (...)