Monthly Archives: February 2016

When bad things happen around the world is one of our first thoughts…”What did they do wrong?”  We are programmed to pair up unfortunate incidents as a recompense for sin.  When the towers fell there were some preachers who said … Continue reading →

Luke 12 covers a wide spectrum of topics.  We pick up to find Jesus’ popularity rising to the level where there are thousands of people who are following him.  There are so many, in fact, that they were trampling on … Continue reading →

A special prize to anyone who might be able to respond and tell me where this artwork is found, the author, and the name of it.  It is a pretty easy question, so chime in and let me know.  I’ll … Continue reading →

We are going to be focusing on two aspects of Luke 10.  The first is the parable of the good Samaritan.  I hope people realize as they read the parable that Samaritans and Jews had nothing in common, and in … Continue reading →

The cost of discipleship is intended to be steep.  Lord, I will follow you at all times and wherever you go.  Are you willing to live a life where you are stationed from one place to the next?  Granted, military … Continue reading →

I just wanted to put this blog post in the context in which I find myself.  It is early on Wednesday morning and I am waiting in an airport at JFK for my flight to San Juan which I was … Continue reading →

There are a variety of stories and miracles that take place in Luke 7.  The nature of a miracle is that it defies our understanding of nature and the way that things are supposed to work here on this earth. … Continue reading →

The wise man built his house upon a rock.  The foolish man built his house upon the sand.  I wonder if you have that tune going in your head just now like I do.  We sing that in chapel and … Continue reading →

After reading vs. 26 I couldn’t help but think of this quote from a movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVgjH_auRH4 We have seen in Matthew the story of Jesus speaking from the boats on the Sea of Galilee.  Peter’s confession that he is a sinful … Continue reading →

This is what is called Mt. Precipice and directly behind you would be the town of Nazareth.  It is thought that it is here where Jesus is led in vs. 29 out of Nazareth so that the town people could … Continue reading →