Category Archives: Luke

Heartburn

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Pete

It was an encounter of the divine kind. They weren’t looking for it . . . they weren’t expecting it . . . for most of it, they weren’t even aware of it. They may have been part of the … Continue reading →

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The Lord Jesus

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Pete

This morning, reading in Luke, I came across a three word combination that jumped off the page. Each word in and of itself has appeared numerous times in Luke. That the words would be associated with each other is not … Continue reading →

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They Had No Idea

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Pete

Two passages of Scripture intersected for me this morning in a way I had not anticipated nor expected. One was in the Old Testament . . . the other, in the New. The first passage is twelve verses long and … Continue reading →

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The Guest of Sinners

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Pete

So . . . maybe I’ve been focusing on the wrong stuff when I come to the story of Zacchaeus, the rich chief tax collector, recorded in Luke 19. Typically he captures my imagination as this short and stubby guy … Continue reading →

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His Journey to Jerusalem

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Pete

You can’t blame them for not getting it. It was so far off their radar . . . not even a blip on the horizon of possibility. Take Messiah . . . put Him in Jerusalem . . . during … Continue reading →

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Go For the Cheap Seats

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Pete

I really don’t like “General Admission” seating. When I have a ticket to an event, I prefer a reserved seat . . . a spot I know that I can place my keester regardless of how early, or not, I … Continue reading →

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Yes!!!

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Pete

Not to be irreverent . . . not, in any way, to lower Jesus to my level . . . but in the spirit of Jesus taking on full humanity and of being made flesh and blood like us . … Continue reading →

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Theos Martus

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Pete

That I would encounter similar themes across my readings in the morning probably isn’t too unusual. But that I would notice them . . . that I would see them coming together . . . that, progressively, as I encounter … Continue reading →

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Good That We Are Here

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Pete

Seems like maybe there was a bit of a pattern forming. Jesus retreats with His disciples to pray . . . and, while He communes with the Father, they sleep. I know it will happen in the garden (Matt. 26:36-45), … Continue reading →

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Take Care How You Hear

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Pete

We are starting a new preaching series for the summer . . . Kingdom Stories. Going to take the next number of weeks to look at some of the parables. Last week, I was asked to kick off the series … Continue reading →

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