Commentary on Amos 8:1-12
“Silence!” is the Lord’s command to Amos.1 While previously Amos has interceded on behalf of [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Amos 7:7-17
Far from wishy washy is the judgment of the Lord that comes from the mouth [...]
Commentary on 2 Kings 5:1-14
This delightfully pesky story of the healing of Naaman the Aramean by Elisha the prophet [...]
Commentary on 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14
The story of Elijah’s ascent into heaven by way of [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-4 [5-7] 8-15a
The story of Elijah told in 1 Kings 19 is [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 21:1-10 [11-14] 15-21a
The story of Naboth’s vineyard, a tale of a wealthy [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:1-7
Whether these “last words” of David were spoken by the king himself or composed by [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 1:4-20
The first chapter of 1 Samuel presents itself as a watershed moment in the history [...]
Commentary on Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
After taking up Ruth 1:1-18 in the Twenty-second Sunday after [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
The “kingship” of Christ is problematic for some of us [...]
