Here is the Link to today’s reading: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=322156661 Verses 1-4 This is referred to as the Formal introduction of the Gospel according to Luke. Take a moment, and look at the beginnings of the other gospels, each starts in its own unique way. Matthew with a genealogy, Mark by declaring […]
Reading Luke in 53 Days
Greetings on this Ash Wednesday, Our Ash Wednesday Service is just completed, and I wanted to share with all of you my Lenten Discipline. During Lent this year I will be reading the entirety of the Gospel of Luke in roughly 25 verse snippets (although not always exactly 25 verses), […]
What’s in a Name?
then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being -Genesis 2:7 Let’s start by acknowledging what we find in Genesis 2 and 3. We all know that Genesis 1 tells […]
A Ministry of Reconciliation
“I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” -Genesis 9:11 On Monday, July 7th, I heard a very dramatic story on NPR from Jerusalem. I […]
Looking at the Moon
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life” -John 14:6 The words that directly follow this statement have haunted me for years. This line of scripture goes on to say: “no one comes to the father except through me”. For centuries, this line has been used as a […]