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Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 5A
Over the years of writing articles and a few books, I’ve learned a lot about grammar from my editors and from a former professor turned friend who knows more about English grammar than anyone I can think of. Thanks to folks like this I’ve finally figured out (most of the time!) the “that/which” distinction and…
Matthew 5:13-20 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 5A
When the water in the Dead Sea evaporates, it leaves behind both salt and a mineral that looks a like salt, gypsum. Obviously, gypsum doesn’t have any of the qualities of salt (like saltiness) and it has different uses than salt. But as the saying implies, if it walks like a duck, it isn’t odd…
Psalm 112:1-9 (10) Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 5A
About all I can say after reading Psalm 112 is that it’s one thing to wear rose-colored glasses but quite another to fuse those glasses to your head so you can never take them off! Psalm 112 is by no means the only poem in the Hebrew Psalter to paint a glowing portrait of what…
1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 5A
My Uncle Rich was one of the wisest people I’ve ever known. I don’t remember his IQ as being exceptionally high. Neither what Paul calls “this age” nor its rulers (6) would consider him to be particularly wise. He didn’t have a lot of formal education. So most people would claim that my Uncle Rich…
Commentary posted on January 30, 2023
Epiphany 5A Sermon Commentary
The Epiphany 5A Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Matthew 5:13-20 from the Lectionary Gospel; Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 112:1-9 (10) from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) from the Lectionary Epistle.