Wonder is all around us — can we recognize it? As we learn how to rejoice in a weary world, can we live in a way that allows amazement and wonder to surprise us often? In Psalm 126, those who expect to reap tears are granted a surprise: shouts of joy. Amazement is a balm for the weary.…
John the Baptist's whole life points to Jesus and the Gospel. Some confuse John's message as a call for sacrifice. But the Gospel requires mercy, not sacrifice; and its design is to engage us to do all the good we can and to be just to all men.…
In Luke 24, we experience the gripping narrative of Jesus’ resurrection, filled…
Hope, expectation and celebration are all parts of the very human experiences…
As Advent begins, we start by acknowledging the weariness, grief, rage and hopelessness we carry—and we also affirm that we are made for joy. Joy is designed to live in a full house of other emotions. …
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In our humanity, we're all dependent on each other. As Jesus heads to the cross and Simon is recruited to help carry the weight, a reading of Luke 23 invites us to ponder how we depend on others.…
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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.…
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Through 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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Luke 12 is filled with warnings and encouragement - two things we all need at times.…
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Sometimes we make prayer harder than it needs to be. In Luke 11, Jesus makes it simple.…
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In Luke 10, we see that mission is not individual, but rather it's a community effort. How might that change the way we live our lives? #notalone…
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We are all on our faith journeys and, while we don't understand certain things now, we might later. The disciples, even though they lived so close to Christ, had exactly that experience. Explore more in our Luke 9 Bible Experience.…
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Tests, healing, faith scattered and gathered… Luke 8 is full, just as our lives are full. What we do with that fullness (whether it be joys, trials or the mundane) is what matters.…
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Do you observe Sabbath? Why and how? Do you love those who hate you? Why or why not? How about this: When was the last time you built a house on quicksand instead of a firm foundation? This week’s Luke 6 Bible Experience is full of questions to chew on.…
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