All Posts for June, 2007

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Luke 9:51-62

Jun 25, 2007 by William H. Willimon

It seems strange to be reading a tough text like Luke 9:51-62 during the gentle days of early summer. Most of our congregations are in relaxed, vacation mode. And into these mellow summer days is shoved a gospel that speaks of the stark demands of discipleship. Jesus has set his face toward Jerusalem, but he is no passive victim of state-sponsored violence.

Blogging Toward Sunday

Blogging toward Sunday

Luke 9:51-62

Jun 25, 2007 by Debbie Blue

The disciples are dense and forgetful. They bumble along after Jesus, barely able to keep up.

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Scary story

Luke 8:26-39

Jun 18, 2007 by Debbie Blue

This passage has all the elements of a scary story. Jesus and the disciples get into a boat and a horrible storm comes up. The disciples scream that they are going to die, reach the shore, step out onto land—and find themselves in a graveyard where a naked demon-possessed man is wandering about.

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1 Kings 21:1-14, Luke 7:36-8:3

Jun 11, 2007 by Debbie Blue

When you have long hair and perfumed oil and kissing feet and a sinful woman in the same pericope, it’s hard not to think of sex. No wonder Christian commentary has for centuries assumed that this woman is a prostitute.

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1 Kings 17:8-24; Luke 7:11-17

Jun 04, 2007 by Debbie Blue

It’s clear that Luke’s desire is to write an “orderly account”; he has an agenda, is out to prove something, and his writing occasionally seems a bit contrived and predictable.