Luke 1:39-56 “Notice what you notice.” Again today it was something really simple that I have read over and over and just never seen it. And again, it was a combination of two verses, 39 and 43. Verse 39 tells us that Mary went “…to the hill country, to a city of Judah” to visit …
Category Archives: RTB 2019 – Gospels – Notice What You Notice
January 4 / Luke 1:26-38
Luke 1:26-38 “Notice what you notice.” Today it was something really simple, really mundane that I had never seen before. It was a combination of two phrases, “…the angel Gabriel was sent…”, but more importantly, “And having come in…”. Simple, but previously lost on me. I’ve always imagined Gabriel appearing to Mary, hovering above her …
January 3 / Luke 1:5-25
Luke 1:5-25 “Notice what you notice.” Today it was “He will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother’s womb.” When I think of the Holy Spirit’s activity in this world I often have Pentecost in mind or a few phrases in the Gospels of Jesus’ being “filled with the Spirit”. For …
January 2 / Luke 1:1-4
Luke 1:1-4 “Notice what you notice.” I’m taking those words to heart this year, especially when we have really short readings like today. So my first “notice” today was “many”, as in “…many have written…” or “…many have compiled…”. I have always heard that Luke had copies of Mark and Matthew in front of him …
January 1 / John 1:1-18
John 1:1-18 Today we begin another journey, different than those roads we have taken in the past. Yesterday John suggested that our old RTB bus analogy falls short, that actually we are all on mopeds, traveling on our own, each guided differently than the others. We found John’s analogy both humorous and intriguing. But to …
January 2019 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Jan John 1:1-18 18 02-Jan Luke 1:1-4 4 03-Jan Luke 1:5-25 21 04-Jan Luke 1:26-38 13 05-Jan Luke 1:39-56 18 06-Jan Luke 1:57-66 10 07-Jan Luke 1:67-80 14 08-Jan Matt. 1:1-17 17 09-Jan Matt. 1:18-25 8 10-Jan Luke 2:1-20 20 11-Jan Luke 2:21-38 18 12-Jan Matt. 2:1-12 12 13-Jan Matt. 2:13-21 9 …