Alternate First Reading

Christ Healing the Crippled Woman
Commentary on Jeremiah 1:4-10

Since Jeremiah 1:4-10 functions to introduce and authorize the entire book of Jeremiah, it may [...]

Christ Healing the Crippled Woman
Commentary on Jeremiah 1:4-10

Most prophetic books provide little or no information about the life of the prophet. In [...]

The Poor Invited to the Feast
Commentary on Jeremiah 2:4-13

“For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living [...]

The Poor Invited to the Feast
Commentary on Jeremiah 2:4-13

No one likes to be the bearer of bad news. Yet, bearing bad news is [...]

Delicate - Artisanal Hands X
Commentary on Jeremiah 18:1-11

In this week’s Old Testament lection, God invites Jeremiah to [...]

Delicate - Artisanal Hands X
Commentary on Jeremiah 18:1-11

Anyone who reads Jeremiah 18:1-11 and expects that words from [...]

Lost Drachma
Commentary on Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28

The preacher who chooses to preach this passage has no [...]

Lost Drachma
Commentary on Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28

It’s bad enough when one knows one has a problem. [...]

Rich and Poor, or, War and Peace
Commentary on Jeremiah 8:18—9:1

As I write (the date is July 8, 2016), it [...]

Rich and Poor, or, War and Peace
Commentary on Jeremiah 8:18—9:1

Jeremiah demonstrates to us the confidence of the Israelite. This [...]