Gospel

Detail from The Brunswick Monogrammist's
Commentary on Luke 14:1, 7-14

Jesus likes to eat, fellowship, and party with others across a range of backgrounds. This [...]

Image of healing the infirm woman, from a Coptic-Arab evangelary, ca. 1250.
Commentary on Luke 13:10-17

In a world that struggles to pay attention, one does not have to work hard [...]

photo of clouds before a storm in a field with cattle
Commentary on Luke 12:49-56

If a pollster walked around a major city with a film crew and asked strangers [...]

photo of lamps burning
Commentary on Luke 12:32-40

One of the gifts of the lectionary is that it can introduce us to images [...]

photo of wheat grains piling up
Commentary on Luke 12:13-21

In Luke 12:13–21, we once again find Jesus teaching in the midst of a large [...]

Detail from Anders Zorn's
Commentary on Luke 11:1-13

Francois Bovon once remarked, “The Lord’s Prayer belongs to us and yet escapes us.”1 Few words [...]

Detail from Nicolaes Maes'
Commentary on Luke 10:38-42

There is a famous legend told about Martha of Bethany that was popular in the [...]

Detail from Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps'
Commentary on Luke 10:25-37

The Parable of the Good Samaritan is perhaps one of the most popular parables in [...]

Detail from Camille Pissarro's
Commentary on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

There is a lot going on in this scene.  Jesus [...]

Photo of a bronze sculpture by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz, on a bench beside St. Clement's church in Cambridge, Ontario.
Commentary on Luke 9:51-62

In this week’s lectionary text, the story begins in a Samaritan village. In my initial read, I [...]