March 5 / Luke 18:35-19:10

Luke 18:35-19:10 Dear RTB’ers, Two stories today, the blind man and Zacchaeus, with parallels between them: Yet with all the similarities there was one big difference between the blind man and Zacchaeus: the blind man was a beggar and Zacchaeus was very rich. Yet they both called to Jesus, and He answered their prayers and …

March 4 / Luke 18:18-34

Luke 18:18-34 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus speaking: “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that have been written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished. For He will be handed over to the Gentiles, and will be ridiculed, and abused, and spit upon, and after they have flogged …

March 2 / Luke 17:20-37

Luke 17:20-37 Dear RTB’ers, A few days ago I noted that one of Jesus’ messages was, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven [or God] is at hand.” Apparently He has spoken these words enough that now even the Pharisees are asking Him about it: Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would …

March 1 / Luke 17:1-19

Luke 17:1-19 Dear RTB’ers, And [Jesus] said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has made you well.” (Luke 17:19) Jesus spoke these words to the Samaritan leper who had been cleansed. It had been faith in Jesus’ ability to heal him that had made him well: And as they were going, they were …

March 2024 Readings

Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Mar Luke 17:1-19 19 02-Mar Luke 17:20-37 18 03-Mar Luke 18:1-17 17 04-Mar Luke 18:18-34 17 05-Mar Luke 18:35-19:10 19 06-Mar Luke 19:11-28 18 07-Mar Genesis 27:1-45 45 08-Mar Genesis 27:46-28:22 23 09-Mar Genesis 29:1-30 30 10-Mar Genesis 29:31-30:43 48 11-Mar Genesis 31:1-32:2 57 12-Mar Genesis 32:3-32 30 13-Mar Genesis 33 20 …

February 29 / Luke 16:14-31

Luke 16:14-31 Dear RTB’ers, Today, the rich man and Lazarus. My Study Bible had an interesting comment on this “rich man and Lazarus” passage. That comment begins, “If this is a parable…”. I had always read or heard this passage as a parable, but there is no indication in Luke that Jesus is speaking a …

February 28 / Luke 16:1-13

Luke 16:1-13 Dear RTB’ers, I’ve often said that Luke is my favorite gospel. Part of that is his historical bent and his desire to “get it right” (Luke 1:1-4). But I’m sure it’s also because of his focus on money and his concern for the poor and my own life as an economist. Today’s readings …

February 27 / Luke 15

Luke 15 Dear RTB’ers, Today, three parables. The first of these, the Lost Sheep is also included in Matthew’s gospel, but the other two you’ll find only in Luke. When Jesus is recounting parables to His listeners, he is actually making up stories. Yet His stories have stood the test of time. The Prodigal Son …

February 26 / Luke 14:25-35

Luke 14:25-35 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus speaking to a great crowd: Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me cannot be my disciple. (v. 27) We’ve all heard sermons as to what Jesus means by each of us bearing our own cross. I can’t say even now that I understand what Jesus means …