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January 27, Epiphany 3C (Luke 4:14-21)
How would Norman Rockwell have painted Jesus' homecoming to Nazareth?
January 27, Epiphany 3C (Luke 4:14-21)
How would Norman Rockwell have painted Jesus' homecoming to Nazareth?
It's a great question to ask people. But not this person.
John is set ablaze. What about all the other characters in the Gospels?
January 13, Baptism C (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22; Acts 8:14-17)
About that baptism by fire
Trust your hearers. Trust the Spirit.
Awaiting the dawn from on high
Christmas can’t come soon enough for Tom.
December 24 and 25, Nativity (Luke 2:8-20)
Mary gives us permission to pause and ponder what we hear.
by David Keck
December 24 and 25, Nativity (Luke 2:8-20)
Mary gives us permission to pause and ponder what we hear.
by David Keck
December 23, Advent 4C (Luke 1:39-55)
Motherhood and ministry are intertwined for me.
December 16, Advent 3C (Luke 3:7-18)
“If we can’t afford two boxes,” my grandmother said, “we can’t afford one.”
December 9, Advent 2C (Luke 3:1-6)
John the Baptist’s proclamation for a world of Tiberiuses and Trumps
December 2, Advent 1C (Luke 21:25-36)
What will it take to break through our numbness?
A Jewish and Christian commentary on Luke’s gospel
Amy-Jill Levine and Ben Witherington’s dialogue is most illuminating when the co-authors disagree.
by Greg Carey
A Jewish and Christian commentary on Luke’s gospel
Amy-Jill Levine and Ben Witherington’s dialogue is most illuminating when the co-authors disagree.
by Greg Carey