Commentary on Ruth 1:1-18
Ruth is a story of biblical proportions including everything from famine, widows, gleaning in the [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Job 42:1-6, 10-17
In some ways I kind of hate the ending of [...]
Commentary on Job 38:1-7 [34-41]
“Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers,” drawled Garth [...]
Commentary on Job 23:1-9, 16-17
The last line of Job 2:1-10 (last week’s first reading, [...]
Commentary on Job 1:1; 2:1-10
During the month of October (Pentecost 18-21), we are treated to a rare opportunity–a run [...]
Commentary on Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
Esther is a strange and difficult book for several reasons, [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 31:10-31
Proverbs 31:10-31 is the famous poem celebrating the “capable wife.” [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 1:20-33
This is the first time that Wisdom, personified as a [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
Tradition assigns authorship of three biblical books to Solomon. The [...]
Commentary on Song of Solomon 2:8-13
“What in the world is this doing in the Bible?” [...]