What does it say about my faith when I refuse to be weak so that God’s power can be made known in me?
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Lord of the Sabbath – Part 2
On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched...
Lord of the Sabbath – Part I
This is the first of two posts on Luke 6:1-11. One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. Some of the...
Strange Things
Then the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, “Who is this who is speaking blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” When Jesus perceived their questionings, he answered them, “Why do you raise such questions in your hearts?...
Clearing the Path
Jesus Heals a Paralysed Man - vie de Jesus mafa One day, while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting near by (they had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem); and...
Lord, If You Want
The man was not saying, “Lord, if it’s no trouble” or “Lord, if you have a minute.” No, he was asking what Jesus desired, pleased and intended to do.
Passion in Paradise
They kept shouting out, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” – Luke 23:21 (CEB) It is the morning of Good Friday. I woke up while it was still dark, grabbed my camera, my computer and a blanket and drove the golf cart...
Life in the Suburbs
Masada, the site of the Jews last stand against the Romans in 1st c. Then he said to me, “All is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will freely...
Being With
A brief interlude in winter as spring reminds us it's coming. Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my plans than your plans. – Isaiah 55:9 (CEB) Last year...
A Day in Capernaum: Recovering the Sight of the Blind
Homes in Capernaum. This week in worship, we reflected on Luke 4:31-44. Following are three vignettes of this day in Capernaum. "'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to preach...