2 Corinthians 13:11-13
4 June 2023
Exploring the Scripture This passage appears in the lectionary isolated from any other 2 Corinthian passages. The speaker may want to say something about...
4 June 2023
Exploring the Scripture This passage appears in the lectionary isolated from any other 2 Corinthian passages. The speaker may want to say something about...
28 May 2023
Exploring the Scripture In the Jewish tradition, Pentecost celebrates the spring harvest marked by the Feast of Weeks starting fifty days after the...
21 May 2023
Exploring the Scripture Ephesians was written around the same time as Matthew and Luke’s gospels, 85-90 CE. Scholars are not sure who wrote this...
14 May 2023
Exploring the Scripture This letter is written to people who are being persecuted. We do not know the reasons for the persecution; ethnicity...
7 May 2023
Exploring the Scripture Scholars are not sure of the authorship of this letter, even though it is credited to Peter. Regardless, the letter contains...
30 April 2023
Exploring the Scripture On this fourth Sunday following Easter, the message from 1 Peter upholds the challenge and importance of living a new life in...
23 April 2023
Exploring the Scripture 1 Peter is a pastorally rich letter written most likely to converted Gentiles. There continue to be Jewish connections, however...
16 April 2023
Exploring the Scripture An old saying is, “The purpose of preaching is to comfort the distressed and distress the comfortable.” The First Letter...
9 April 2023
Exploring the Scripture The letter to the Colossians is credited to Paul, although scholars debate his authorship. Regardless, the letter reflects...