Luke 23:44-56 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus’ Death on the Cross. Yesterday we saw Jesus crucified. Today we see Him die. The Jesus Storybook Bible that we use at Avanza tells the story of Jesus’ crucifixion and death, in a somewhat softer tone – but no less impactful. Two items stand out to me from the JSB …
Monthly Archives: April 2024
April 10 / Luke 23:32-43
Luke 23:32-43 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus’ Crucifixion. Yesterday we saw Pilate hand Jesus over to crucifixion and He began His Golgotha walk, assisted by Simon of Cyrene. It is helpful to read the Good Friday account in the Chronological Study Bible. The other writers include a number of items left out by Luke, in particular the …
April 9 / Luke 23:13-31
Luke 23:13-31 Dear RTB’ers, Carol and I have been ill – me for the past week+ and Carol for almost two weeks. Coughing, sneezing, congestion – the works! We got it from our grandkids who came to visit during Holy Week. It’s a linger-er!! Won’t go away. Please pray for us (and Rachel and Christian …
April 8 / Luke 22:63-23:12
Luke 22:63-23:12 Dear RTB’ers, Today Carol and I and Rachel and Christian and family have traveled 2.5 hours west to Ferdinand, Indiana to enjoy 2 minutes, 20 seconds of total eclipse and 3+ hours of partial eclipse. So a bit delayed… So now in our readings we have clearly hit Friday morning and the Jewish …
April 7 / Luke 22:47-62
Luke 22:47-62 Dear RTB’ers, Sorry for the late posting – we have out-of-town visitors. Finally today we near the end of Maundy (Holy) Thursday in our readings. I keep mentioning this because the days seem to run together in Jesus’ Holy Week life if we’re not careful to distinguish the days and the hours. So …
April 6 / Luke 22:31-46
Luke 22:31-46 Dear RTB’ers, We are still at Maundy (Holy) Thursday in our readings, terminating the meal and then leaving for the Garden of Gethsemane, where tomorrow’s reading will have soldiers arresting Jesus. Think of all that we have on this Thursday of Holy Week, putting together information from all four gospels: Jesus foot-washing; the …
April 5 / Luke 22:14-30
Luke 22:14-30 Dear RTB’ers, Here at the Last Supper, Jesus is instituting for us the Eucharist that we celebrate each Sunday: simple bread and wine for which we remember His suffering – His body and His blood. The words in today’s reading may not sound completely familiar to us, because the words that we use …
April 4 / Luke 22:1-13
Luke 22:1-13 Dear RTB’ers, Satan entered into Judas… (Luke 22:3). Luke is the only synoptic gospel writer who makes this point. I typically think of Luke as an historian, not a theologian. But here he is making a statement none of the others are making. John makes the same point in John 13:27, at the …
April 3 / Luke 21:25-38
Luke 21:25-38 Dear RTB’ers, Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet. And all the people would get up very early in the morning to come to Him in the temple to listen to Him. …
April 2 / Luke 21:5-24
Luke 21:5-24 Dear RTB’ers, It seems in today’s reading that the Pharisees, scribes and Sadducees are no longer troubling Jesus, but that He is speaking to a smaller group of His followers. As they praise the Temple building, He warns them of the future destruction, nearly four decades later. I’ve gone back and forth on …