Category Archives: Luke

For most of my Christian life I “grew up” in a church tradition which didn’t use the term “membership” or the phrase “becoming a member of the church.” I think that in principle we had a “membership process”, but instead … Continue reading →

“Liar” . . . “Fool” . . . two pretty strong words . . . two words used by the Lord Jesus this morning . . . one implicitly . . . the other explicitly . . . both there … Continue reading →

They came back pretty pumped. Luke writes that “the seventy returned with joy” (Luke 10:17). Jesus had sent them out two by two as reconnaissance teams, that they should go “into every city and place where He Himself was about … Continue reading →

Ok . . . so it’s probably not very good hermeneutics . . . the application of this passage is probably a whole lot deeper than what’s grabbing me this morning . . . but, in my experience, that’s how … Continue reading →

You read the story (Luke 7:36-50) and, at first, it’s seems the main event is about a classic confrontation between a righteous, hypocritical Pharisee and the young Rabbi who has been stirring up things with His radical teaching and accompanying … Continue reading →

Ok . . . so here’s a question that transcends time. A question that carries just as much punch today as it did 2,000 years ago. A question, the answer to which, has as broad a range of implications today … Continue reading →

You sense that the request came out of nowhere. One moment Jesus is teaching . . . the next he’s telling them to go fishing. Now I know some guys who all you have to do is show them a … Continue reading →

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 fixed on Joseph’s son. I’m guessing the news … Continue reading →