Curious? Come!
For Sunday, October 30, 2016 – Luke 19:1-10 Crowds follow Jesus these days nearly everywhere he goes. They parade behind him and in front of him, crushing in close or watching from a safe distance. They are curious and want to hear, touch, or maybe just see what happens when others interact with this man […]
Praying for Ourselves
For Sunday, October 23, 2016 – Luke 18:9-14 Jesus tells another parable about prayer, this one intended for those “who trust in themselves.” Immediately our attention is caught. What sort of people would bother to pray at all if they trust in themselves? Well, maybe people like you and me. Our tendency is to shame […]
Child of God, Adult of God
For Sunday, October 16, 2016 – Luke 18:1-8 When I was a college student, a friend and I would discuss often what it means to live the Christian life—not just to believe in the idea of it or strive to get better at it or seek a certain emotional response to it, but to let […]
In Between
For Sunday, October 9, 2016 – Luke 17:11-19 Jesus is walking through an unidentified region between Samaria and Galilee. Where is your “in between” these days? What ideas, beliefs and attitudes are you walking away from and toward? How does Samaria—all that seems foreign, unknown, less desired—confront the familiarity of your Galilee? Again and again, we […]
