Commentary on Luke 18:9-14
This week’s text follows immediately on last week’s and is another parable about prayer. Whereas [...]
This week’s text follows immediately on last week’s and is another parable about prayer. Whereas [...]
How you read and preach this familiar story about Jesus and Zacchaeus hinges almost entirely [...]
Following on last week’s parable, we find another story of a tax collector and a [...]
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Jesus is having another argument. That is not unusual, especially not in Luke, where he [...]
Whenever a disaster strikes, it doesn’t take long for some prominent Christians to blame it [...]