To Seek and To Save the Lost 4/19
The story of Zaccheus has been rumbling around in my head since I was a little kid. I was taught the song: Zaccheus was […]
Continue reading »Tag: Luke
A Certain Man Had Two Sons 3/19
Today’s parable has as its best title the first line: “A certain man had two sons. Two. Not one. Both lost in their own ways. […]
Continue reading »
The Great Feast 3/19
Jesus ate and drank with all the wrong people. It was a social and religious scandal. For Jesus it was a sign of the kingdom […]
Continue reading »
Room at the Table: The Rich Man and Lazarus- 3/19
The theme of this Lenten Season is “There’s Room At The Table”. God’s table, our table, the church’s table, the nation’s table. Today’s parable […]
Continue reading »
A Man Went Down From Jerusalem 2/19
Have you ever noticed how many jokes and stories have three parts? “A rabbi, a priest and a Baptist preacher get to heaven….” A […]
Continue reading »
Mystery, Faith, and Miracles 2/19
February 17, 2019, Grace Baptist Church, Statesville, N.C. In today’s text we have two miracle stories, one within the other. They ponder the mystery of […]
Continue reading »
Elder Disciples: Simeon, Anna and Us 1/19
Today’s text begins with the circumcision and naming of the infant Jesus eight days after his birth. Our Lord was a Jewish child raised as […]
Continue reading »
What Turned a Respectable Congregation into a Lynch Mob? 1/19
As Luke tells the story of the ministry of Jesus he begins with his baptism in the Jordan by John the Baptist. As Jesus […]
Continue reading »