Blogging Through the Seasons

“If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.” —Luke 7:39 Simon’s assessment of the situation is doubly condescending. The weeping woman, clearly, is socially and morally beneath him and the response...

When He approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the mount that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples,saying, “Go into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a colt tied on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.If...

“Mr. X is back again, Doc. What are we doing this time?” the nurse inquired as she passed in the hallway. The soiled and intoxicated Mr. X had seemingly becoming my personal patient, as I’d been unfortunate enough to be on shift for each of his three visits to the ED...

When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host; and the host who...

Luke chapters 1-11 tell of the birth, baptism, and beginning of Jesus’ ministry on earth through Luke’s perspective. In reading these chapters, instead of focusing on one particular verse or chapter, I had questions that came from reading all these chapters. I...

And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to...