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13 mins read|08/14/22
Gospel: Luke 13:22-30 (Pentecost 11: Series C)
When offering encouragement to His disciples to follow Him, Jesus did not promise a pain-free life in this world. Instead, He highlighted the struggle and the difficulty. Why? -
13 mins read|03/13/22
Gospel: Luke 13:1-9 (Lent 3: Series C)
The vinedresser refused to give up on his unfruitful tree. He put himself between it and the judgment it deserved, serving as mediator and caretaker. -
10 mins read|03/06/22
Gospel: Luke 13:31-35 (Lent 2: Series C)
Jesus' course led from death into life, as He had promised. And He promises to lead us on that same course from death to life, from lament to joy. -
11 mins read|08/19/19
Gospel: Luke 13:22-30 (Pentecost 11: Series C)
Luke does not tell us who asked it. But it’s a good question. “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” -
11 mins read|03/17/19
Gospel: Luke 13:1-9 (Lent 3: Series C)
We’re tempted to try and connect the dots. Something bad happens to someone and we can’t help but wonder about the cause. Even if we don’t say it out loud, we are tempted to think they must have done something to deserve it. They must be guilty of something. God must be punishing them for something we don’t know about. But Jesus stops this thinking in its tracks. -
10 mins read|03/10/19
Gospel: Luke 13:31-35 (Lent 2: Series C)
I don’t think the people of Jerusalem designed to reject God. They didn’t wake up one day and decide that, instead of listening to God, they would make it their mission to kill him. They were deceived. Blinded. Deluded by sin and its author. As a result, they were unable and unwilling to hear the Word of the Lord.
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