I'm feeling a lot like the persistent widow today. How are your feeling? The Parable of the Persistent Widow 1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what … Continue reading Luke Chapter 18: Our reading for December 18, 2019 →

Sin, Faith, Duty 1Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.2It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. 3So … Continue reading Luke Chapter 17: Our reading for December 17, 2019 →

Happy Monday, friends! Can you believe it is already Dec. 16th?!? We are on chapter 16 today and rockin' and rollin' through December 24th with our final chapter. How has it been for you reading a chapter a day this month? Here we go! The Parable of the Shrewd Manager 1Jesus told his disciples: “There … Continue reading Luke Chapter 16: Our reading for December 16, 2019 →

The Parable of the Lost Sheep 1Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3Then Jesus told them this parable:4“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. … Continue reading Luke Chapter 15: Our reading for December 15, 2019 →

Jesus at a Pharisee’s House 1One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. 3Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the … Continue reading Luke Chapter 14: Our reading for December 14, 2019 →