Gospel

While perhaps less familiar than the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5–7, Luke’s more [...]

The story of Zacchaeus is a natural favorite for preachers and Sunday school teachers alike. [...]

What is truth? This question, posed by Pilate in his discussions with Jesus before having [...]

Parable and prayer interlace in this passage, much as in last week’s lectionary. So also [...]

Parables work because the comparisons they make stop the hearer short. The comparisons might, at [...]

“Did none of them return to give glory to God except this foreigner?” If Jesus’ [...]

The mission of Jesus in Luke’s Gospel brings the reigning activity of God up close. [...]

An enormous and growing wealth gap separates a few—both individuals and nations—from the many who [...]

The parable at the heart of this passage is a head-scratcher, one of the most [...]