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Luke 12:58 Rubber On Road

Luke 12:58 As you are going to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and officer throw you into prison. Reconciliation has some very practical outcomes. We often think about reconciliation as anContinue reading “Luke 12:58 Rubber On Road”

Luke 10:29 Self-Justify

Luke 10:29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” As human beings, we have the unfortunate ability to deceive ourselves. And we get pretty good at it over time. Some seem to make a career of it, deceiving themselves and those around them. But self-deception isn’t aContinue reading “Luke 10:29 Self-Justify”

Luke 8:39 Trajectory

Luke 8:39 “Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him. Our reactions to miracles tells us a lot about ourselves. For some, this is a mute question, since in their hearts and mind, miracles simplyContinue reading “Luke 8:39 Trajectory”

Luke 7:23 Are You?

Luke 7:23 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.” There are some people that just seem to be offensive. Just about everything they do rubs you the wrong way. They can’t seem to get anything done without stepping on other’s toes or insulting them in some way. Do you know someoneContinue reading “Luke 7:23 Are You?”

Luke 4:1 Chaos

Luke 4:1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. One of the themes of the Scriptures is that God moves things from chaos to order. He is always making things more organized, ore in line with His purposes. And we as humans have beenContinue reading “Luke 4:1 Chaos”

Luke 3:17 Words

Luke 3:17 “His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his thrashing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” I used to work with the mentally ill. They would sometimes say things that were not grounded in reality. I enjoyed by jobContinue reading “Luke 3:17 Words”

Mark 15:15 Following the Crowd

Mark 15:15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed hm over to be crucified. Crowds are fickle entities. One minute they are protesting the police and demanding that the police departments be defunded, and the next minute they are complaining that it is taking too longContinue reading “Mark 15:15 Following the Crowd”

Mark 14:42 Betrayal

Mark 14:42 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!” Not many guilty people are eager to see the police coming. They generally hide in order to delay their capture. We get the videos of police chases and hostage standoffs as proof that guilty people like to run from justice. But what about the innocent?Continue reading “Mark 14:42 Betrayal”

Mark 11:28 Street Cred

Mark 11:28 “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?” Have you noticed the rise in ransomware attacks in recent months. Ransomware is software that gets put on your computer that a criminal can trigger and lock up your computer files with no way ofContinue reading “Mark 11:28 Street Cred”

Mark 9:6 Shut Up!

Mark 9:6 (He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.) Do you know someone who has foot in mouth disease? You know the person, who always seems to say the wrong thing at the wrong time. They seem to miss the context of the conversation, or they don’t seem to be cluedContinue reading “Mark 9:6 Shut Up!”