Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable … (Luke 15:1-3) When there is good news it’s a great reason to celebrate. It’s sad when other people don’t […]
Read More A Look At Luke 15 – Reason to CelebrateJesus said knowing the truth sets us free. This was not just any true statement. So knowing the truth about mathematical equations is not the key to the freedom Jesus mentioned. Living a lie, believing a lie and endeavouring to pass a lie off as true does not liberate. In the contrary, it only causes […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – FreeHe said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the […]
Read More A Look at Luke 14 – Banquet InvitationsThere’s a blog I enjoy reading that had a look at the lies particularly Christians believe. I gotta say a big thanks to Walter Bright for writing on The Whisper of Lies and thus inspiring this entry. In the middle of a conversation with the Pharisees where Jesus once more reveals himself, he makes a […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – TrueWhen Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your disability.” (Luke 13:12 ESV) The episode in Luke chapter 13 that grips me on this reading is the episode concerning the woman with the bent back (vs 10-17). First, though Jesus was teaching, he wasn’t blind to the […]
Read More A Look at Luke 13 – UntiedIt was one of the kindest things I had heard for a long time. The sentiment suggested that in the time of feeling low she thought of coming to us as her memory was a positive one of my wife and I giving the impression of being peaceful. I remember the times we had spent […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – SharingAnd I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God, but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. (Luke 12:8, 9 ESV) If there was the slightest impression that following Jesus was going to be about […]
Read More A Look at Luke 12 – No Hiding PlaceWhy did I do it? At first it was out of a sense of desperation. To me I felt that I needed it and as I couldn’t get it having gone through the proper channels, I felt it was the only way to get it. I have got to confess, sometimes I wouldn’t go through […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – HurtNow Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” (Luke 11:1) Communication is the key. Effective exchange of information from one party to the other and vice-versa. It’s a basic fundamental feature of life. When […]
Read More A Look at Luke 11 – Have A Talk With Our FatherGod owns everything. Heaven, earth, everything in it – they’re His. He made them. They have His imprint in it all. Of all that He has created in this vast universe, on this planet, He deems it fit to directly engage with a particular species known as human. He creates us in His image and […]
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