Commentary on Luke 15:1-32
Number Two Son asks Dad for a handout, skips town, squanders his inheritance, and decides [...]

Number Two Son asks Dad for a handout, skips town, squanders his inheritance, and decides [...]

The journey that began ten chapters ago is almost over: “When the days drew near [...]

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The lawyer who tests Jesus already knows the answer to his first question, “What must [...]

In the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus Jesus confronts his listeners with a [...]

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This is one of the most beloved passages in all [...]

By the time the author of Matthew recounts the Beatitudes, half of a century had [...]