Blogging Through the Seasons

Luke’s story of Jesus contains elegant prose and moving poetry. Many have noticed the parallelism between Jesus’ actions in the gospel and the apostles’ actions in Luke’s sequel, Acts. Echoes from the Hebrew scrolls reverberate around the halls and homes and paths...

Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. —Luke 8:22 (KJV) Jesus tells his Disciples to take the ship onto the other side of the...

People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to...

“Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons...

Luke 13:6-9 records one of the shorter parables in the scripture. Even though short, it is rich with meaning. Note that only Luke records this particular parable. Read the parable for clues as to why this is so. The story is this. An individual owns a fig tree that...

What is the right way to cure hiccoughs? (Yes, hiccoughs. You know, hiccups.) Answers abound: A spoonful of granulated sugar, drinking a glass of water upside down, holding your breath, rubbing your throat. Do nothing and simply wait a few minutes. Then there’s curing...