Category Archives: Luke

The Justice Bringer

“Behold My Servant” . . . that’s how my reading in Isaiah 42 began this morning . . . three words that capture your attention . . . a heavenly “Heads Up!” . . . a spiritual “awakening.” Here’s what … Continue reading

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Making Jesus Cry

The thought of Jesus weeping kind of arrested me this morning. I’m reading the account of His triumphal entry . . . that foreshadowing of His entry into Jerusalem as King . . . accompanied by such an outburst of … Continue reading

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On Climbing Trees

If you pause to reflect, he really does kind of capture the imagination. The guy’s a shrimp . . . just a little squirt . . . I also imagine him as being kind of out of shape . . … Continue reading

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He is the Good Gifts

Add another one to the “I don’t think I ever noticed it before” column. Reading this morning in the first 13 verse of Luke 11 . . . kind of a mini “sermon on the mount” . . . parallels … Continue reading

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Fret or Feet?

She was the one who welcomed Him into her house. You sense that Martha was accustomed to opening up her home to others . . . it seems that even on this occasion, He was one of a few guests … Continue reading

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So Not Intuitive

I think it must have separated their heads from their shoulders . . . I can see them doing the classic double-take snap of the head as they exclaim, “What?!?” Their brows are furled . . . they are scratching … Continue reading

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Love Much?

Luke 7:36-50 records what has to be one of the most dramatic . . . one of the most stirring . . . one of the most convicting episodes in the life of Jesus. Altogether . . . in one … Continue reading

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Word of God Speak

The atmosphere in that Nazareth synagogue on that morning must have been charged with anticipation as Jesus stood to read. I bet you could have heard a pin drop as all eyes were fixed on Joseph’s son. It had been … Continue reading

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A Crick in My Neck

So what would that have been like? Sure, seeing was believing, but I’m wondering if they couldn’t believe what they were seeing. They thought they had lost Him to death . . . only to again encounter Him again as … Continue reading

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A Nomination

It was a pretty bold move. Bold because it required him to go directly to Pilate . . . bold because he had already been a dissenting voice on the decision and the action . . . bold because he … Continue reading

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