April 3 / Luke 9:51-62, 10:1-12

Luke 9:51-62, 10:1-12 And He sent messengers ahead of Him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for Him. But the people did not receive Him, because His face was set toward Jerusalem. (Luke 9:52-53) I commented on this verse two years ago, but it was about Jesus’ “setting His …

April 2021 Readings

Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Apr John 10:1-21 21 02-Apr Matt. 8:18-22,11:20-30 16 03-Apr Luke 9:51-62, 10:1-12 24 04-Apr Luke 10:13-42 30 05-Apr Luke 11:37-54 18 06-Apr Luke 12:1-21 21 07-Apr Luke 12:35-59 25 08-Apr Luke 13:1-17 17 09-Apr Luke 13:22-35 14 10-Apr Luke 14:1-14 14 11-Apr Luke 14:15-35 21 12-Apr Matt. 18:10-14, Luke 15:1-10 15 13-Apr …

March 29 / John 8:37-59

John 8:37-59 I have said before that I regularly try to insert myself into these Bible incidents. Today (as a bystander) I find myself consistently sympathetic to the Jewish leaders. Jesus is speaking words that they’ve never heard before. He is making claims about His Father, God, that sound outrageous – even blasphemous to them. …

March 28 / John 8:12-36

John 8:12-36 You judge according to the flesh… (v. 15a) I’m wondering about Jesus’ words for today’s society. I’m thinking of the context of same-sex relationships and “transgender” issues. I think of what Jesus might say to people today who support and affirm same-sex and transgender issues, “You are looking at these issues from a …

March 27 / John 7:53-8:11

John 7:43-8:11 The woman caught in adultery… Today’s reading is one of the shortest that we’ll have all year. It is also an incident that is not included in most of the earliest manuscripts. But to me it’s one of the most powerful of all of Jesus’ activities. It shows His wisdom, His empathy, His …