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Luke 15 is special Lucan material. Perhaps he found it in a source already existing. I wonder if Matthew knew of this source and did not choose to use it. I would like to think that this is not a … Continue reading →

There are two separate parts to this reading. Luke 13:1-5 and 6-9. Luke is the only Evangelist to record this story. In verses 1-5 some people who were traveling with Jesus told him the story of the slaughter of Galileans … Continue reading →

FOR GRACE DURING ILLNESS Merciful and loving God, in whose presence I bear my illness with faith and with fear: I thank you for the faith you have given me to entrust my healing and my health to you. May … Continue reading →

Two different passages are brought together. Verses 31-33 are special Lukan source. Verses 34-35 are Q material, virtually identical in Matthew and Luke, except Matthew adds “desolate” in Mt. 23:38, and “again” in 23:39. I will not explore Matthew’s addition … Continue reading →

Whenever I read this passage my thoughts turn to Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, Act 1, Scene 3. “The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness is like a villain with a smiling cheek, … Continue reading →

It is difficult to find a way into Luke’s version of the Transfiguration. Luke has changed and expanded his Markan source, Mark 9, in significant and Christological ways. The narrative is not a unity, and there is no obvious center to … Continue reading →

In the first part of Luke 4 the Evangelist presents Jesus as a messianic figure who has entered into human history to heal and to save the sick and the lost. The activity of Jesus is the activity of the … Continue reading →

“Why does the Church use this story in the Epiphany cycle? Epiphany means that something shows forth itself as it really is. What is it that will be shown forth by Luke that will offer us something of value for … Continue reading →

I am grateful to share some of my reflections with you as you and I seek to remember, to be made whole again, and claim the future as the legacy that has been left to us by our loved ones … Continue reading →

The wedding at Cana provides the context for an event that needs further exploration to uncover the truth that will reveal a meaning for the church today.  Jesus is at a wedding. The wine runs out. Water becomes wine. This … Continue reading →