Everyone is dead but me! If I die, what happens then?
Guaranteed. Nothing could be more certain. But it’s not happening. A street lamp outside the Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Protestant church in...
not my mother
Jesus said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” The outer wall of the citadel in Prejmer, Romania John 19.26-27 When Jesus saw his...
if half is good enough, why does he require everything?
How can half of his possessions be enough for Zacchaeus, but Jesus required everything from the rich young ruler? If the rich young ruler...
N.T. WRIGHT: Jesus and the Victory of God
Jesus tested the rich young ruler, and now the rich young ruler tests us. I have not found one commentary that passes. NT Wright follows...
Zero is enough
The story of the starfish thrower
he’s just asking for equal treatment
She had signed up but never th0ught she was a soldier. A boy sleeping in an alley, Romania. Luke 14.26, 33 Whoever comes to me and does...
If you can can so no to them, you can say no to anybody
Luke 14.26, 33 Whoever comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own...
they will know we are Christians by our hate
Whoever comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, cannot be my...
If it’s not expected, is it even allowed?
Luke 14.25-29, 33 Now large crowds were traveling with him; and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate...
Conflict is not the same thing as confusion
It’s in Scripture because he wants us to know it's important to him Luke 12.29-34 Do not worry what you will eat or what you will wear....
I can quit anytime I want
Disregard him in a way that honors him. Luke 12.29-34 Do not worry what you will eat or what you will wear. For life is more than food,...
Don’t pity me
Luke 9.60 Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God. Luke 9.22-24 The Son of Man must undergo...
If we’re not supposed to do it, why is it there?
The curious situation of Luke writing something that no one who reads it is expected to do. Luke 9.59-62 He said to another man, “Follow...
Sure! Why not? I’m not doing anything else.
I'll just check my calendar and see when I have an opening. Grenoble Luke 9.57-62 As they were going along the road, someone said to him,...
Give until it stops feeling good
We sometimes say that giving is not good because it can hurt them, but what if it hurts you? There are things about us that God wants us...