Alternate First Reading

Prophet Elijah on Mount Horeb
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-4 [5-7] 8-15a

These verses in First Kings have long captured the imagination [...]

Prophet Elijah on Mount Horeb
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-4 [5-7] 8-15a

Elijah is tired, discouraged, suicidal, and God is with the [...]

Elijah taken up to heaven
Commentary on 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14

Prophecy is all about relationships and the expressions of loyalty. [...]

Elijah taken up to heaven
Commentary on 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14

Transition is never easy. Whether it’s from one generation to [...]

Harvest in Provence
Commentary on 2 Kings 5:1-14

At Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia there is a tomb of the Unknowns. It commemorates [...]

Harvest in Provence
Commentary on 2 Kings 5:1-14

Last fall, the wife of a good friend and colleague was diagnosed with lymphoma. What [...]

The Good Samaritan
Commentary on Amos 7:7-17

Amos 7:7-17 describes two episodes in the prophetic career of Amos, set in the northern [...]

The Good Samaritan
Commentary on Amos 7:7-17

Justice and judgment — are they an inseparable pair? Amos in context Scholars generally agree [...]

Cold Spring
Commentary on Hosea 11:1-11

Long before the American sitcom “The Office” launched Steve Carell’s career and the U.K.’s version [...]

Cold Spring
Commentary on Hosea 11:1-11

At first glance, the parent-child metaphor for God’s relationship with Israel in the book of [...]