here is the link for today’s reading: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=323936743   Raising of Jarius’ Daughter 8:40-56 There is an awful lot going on in this pericope. As you read through this rather complex account, there are a few things that caught my attention that I thought were valuable to point out. Jarius is […]

here is the link for today’s reading: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=323935680   Demon named Legion  8:26-39 I am not 100% sure if I am accurate in the statement I am about to make, so if you’re up for it, double check my work. But at the very end of the passage, Jesus tells the […]

here is the link for today’s reading: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=323776246 Today’s readings is a collections of quick parables and commentary, I think its important to separate them out, as Luke may have been acting as an editor here, with Jesus maybe never saying these things in this order.  The Parable of the Sower […]

here is the link for today’s reading: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=323773788   Anointing 7:36-50 There are really two pericopes here, the story of the woman who anoints Jesus, and the parable of the two debtors.  The first part of this passage echoes strongly of passages that appear Matthew 26 and in Mark 14. There are significant […]

here is the Link for today’s reading: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=323585046   Messengers from John the Baptist 7:18-35 Following the Dramatic raising of the young man from Nain, we have reached something of a culmination of events in Jesus’ Galilean ministry.  Jesus has now healed the sick, cleansed lepers, and raised the dead. This culmination […]

Here is the link for today’s reading: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=323521223   Centurion’s Servant 7:1-10 The term Centurion comes from the idea that the person is a captain of 100 soldiers, hence the part of the word that echoes with century.  Reading the text in the Greek, there are a few peculiarities that do […]

here is the link to the readings for today and tomorrow: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=323356957   The Sermon on the Plain 6:17-49 Given the length of this reading, I wanted to give everyone two days for it.  So either read the whole thing over, and then re-read it on the second day to let […]

Here is the link to Today’s reading: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=323352590   New Wine into Old Wineskins 5:36-39 This is our first official parable in the Gospel of Luke. (if you do not count the last passage describing  waiting for the bridegroom as a parable) Maybe what this text is illustrating is clearer to […]

here is the link to Today’s Reading: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=323279561 Leper and Paralytic 5:12-26 There are two distinct stories here, the story of the Leper and then the story of the paralytic.  In the story of the Leper, it is important to remember that Lepers were not to be touched. The Leper bows, […]

Here is the Link for Today’s Passage: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=323067793   Capernum 4:31-44 A lot happens here in Capernum.  Apart from his rejection in Nazareth, we aren’t told a whole lot about Jesus’ ministry up until this, only that he was teaching in the synagogues.  Capernum adds another layer to the work of […]