Luke 12:10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. Luke 12:11 And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself […]
Syncing your Actions with your Words is Like the Best Soft-shell Taco
Luke 11:53 ¶ As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things, Luke 11:54 lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say. Luke 12:1 ¶ In the meantime, when so many thousands of the […]
Criticism and Burdens
Luke 11:44 Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it.” Luke 11:45 ¶ One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also.” Luke 11:46 And he said, “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to […]
Making Neighbors One Loving Mercy at a Time
Luke 10:34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. Luke 10:35 And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care […]
Questions that Demand Answers and Questions that are Humble
Luke 10:27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” Luke 10:29 […]
Kick off the Dust or Kick the Unbelievers?
Luke 10:9 Heal the sick in [the town] and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ Luke 10:10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, Luke 10:11 ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we […]
The Cross Is the Ultimate Threat of Shame, and Jesus Defeated It
“The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever […]
How Jesus Taught and Changed the World
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out […]
Jesus Is Getting A Crew Together
In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and […]
Turning from Idle Conspiracy Theories to Acting on the Truth
This was a Facebook comment from a thread that linked to the quote below. I wanted to keep it here because I think it’s a helpful way to address conspiracy theory hobbyists. “Do you see how peddling a conspiracy theory is a lot like evangelism? It’s a tragic substitute. A deflection and distraction to what’s […]