Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
Commentary for this text is forthcoming.
Second Reading
Commentary on Romans 3:19-28
Our lectionary reading is part of an answer to the question, “What advantage does the [...]
Commentary on 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
The late comedian Mitch Hedberg joked about the difference between [...]
Commentary on 2 Timothy 3:14—4:5
Sometimes the theological controversies we know so well, the conflicts [...]
Commentary on 2 Timothy 2:8-15
Today’s epistle lesson—I’ll refer to the lesson itself, without rehashing [...]
Commentary on 2 Timothy 1:1-14
“There are two questions that we have to ask ourselves. [...]
Commentary on 1 Timothy 6:6-19
Live not for battles won. Live not for the-end-of-the-song. Live [...]
Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:1-7
In 1 Timothy 2:1–7, the author shifts into the specific “instructions” (tēn paraggelian, see also [...]
Commentary on 1 Timothy 1:12-17
Today’s epistle reading, 1 Timothy 1:12–17, is a thanksgiving section [...]
Commentary on Philemon 1:1-21
The Letter to Philemon exemplifies one of the challenges of contemporary biblical preaching. A long [...]