Gospel

Jesus absolves the penitent sinner
Commentary on Luke 7:36-8:3

It is often noted that Luke, more than the other Gospel writers, highlights portrayals of [...]

Prophet Elijah on Mount Horeb
Commentary on Luke 8:26-39

Groucho Marx once famously observed that he would never want to be a part of [...]

Prophet Elijah on Mount Horeb
Commentary on Luke 8:26-39

Gospel stories of demon possession are difficult to preach, because we don’t experience demons as [...]

Elijah taken up to heaven
Commentary on Luke 9:51-62

The Lukan travel narrative (chapters 9-19) begins with a notice of Jesus’ resolve to go [...]

Elijah taken up to heaven
Commentary on Luke 9:51-62

In this passage Jesus sets out on his final journey to Jerusalem. He has warned [...]

Harvest in Provence
Commentary on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Luke 10:1-24 records the mission of the Seventy(-two) and its [...]

Harvest in Provence
Commentary on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

When we think of Jesus’ followers we think of the [...]

The Good Samaritan
Commentary on Luke 10:25-37

In the Lukan context, the parable of the Good Samaritan is prompted by a dialogue [...]

The Good Samaritan
Commentary on Luke 10:25-37

How do we preach on texts that everybody knows and where the meaning is very [...]

Cold Spring
Commentary on Luke 12:13-21

The parable of the rich fool (or “barn guy,” as I always think of him) [...]