Few people have a good word to say about hierarchies, and yet we always seek to box people into a top bracket. In today's reading, the disciples fall into the same line of thinking.…
Read MoreLife's tough. Luke 21 offers an encouragement: Stand firm, and you will win life.…
Read MoreEver felt like you were being interrogated? Or maybe you had the sense that someone really didn't like you. In Luke 20, Jesus is under the looking glass. Perhaps there's a lesson here for us when we're feeling scrutinized.…
Read MoreHow do you use your time and money? And what makes you sad? In Luke 19, Jesus tells stories that cause us to pause for introspection.…
Read MoreIt’s been said, people who look down on other people don’t end up being looked up to. In Luke 18, Jesus teaches we can all use a healthy dose humility and love.…
Read MoreFaith, duty, gratitude and the coming of Jesus … what do they have in common? Well, Jesus touches on each of them in Luke 17. There are moments in this chapter when it seems that we might make faith a little more complicated than Jesus understands it to be.…
Read MoreAbba's song "Money, Money, Money" might make money out to be funny in a rich man's world. But it's really a sticky issue when we get down to it. Jesus gives us some financial advice in Luke 16.…
Read MoreLuke 15 is geared toward a heart transformation. Jesus wants us all to see that, whether sinner or Pharisee, we are all broken.…
Read MoreWhether sitting in the home of a Pharisee or traveling with a crowd of people, Jesus asks good questions in Luke 14 that invite us to get to the heart of our motives and consider the outcomes of our actions.…
Read MoreThrough the parables in Luke 13, Jesus helps us move a little closer to understanding that mercy can't wait ... both the mercy we give and receive.…
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