Alternate First Reading

Commentary on Exodus 12:1-14

The Past Becomes Present: The Ritual of Passover In preparation for preaching on this Sunday’s [...]

Commentary on Exodus 3:1-15

Exodus 3:1-6: Coming Home–A Mountain, a Bush and the Call of Moses After being chased [...]

Commentary on Exodus 1:8—2:10

Exodus 1:8 — 10: From Welcomed Guests to Suspected Terrorists [...]

Commentary on Genesis 45:1-15

The text for today describes a moving scene of reconciliation, the self-revelation of Joseph to [...]

Commentary on Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

In our text for today, sibling rivalry comes close to [...]

Commentary on Genesis 32:22-31

The story in Genesis 32 about the wrestling match between [...]

Commentary on Genesis 29:15-28

Our text for this week is a continuation of the [...]

Commentary on Genesis 28:10-19a

Jacob finds himself all alone at nightfall. He is on [...]

Commentary on Genesis 25:19-34

God may be commonly associated with the gifts of peace [...]

Commentary on Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

What appears to be a simple account of an arranged [...]