While attending a meal with religious leaders in Luke 14:1-24, Jesus broke with social norms and caused multiple disruptions. His goal was not to offend but to instruct, first about the use of the Sabbath day and then about the kingdom of God, which he compared to a great banquet. At the end of the parable, the invitation is still going out, so let’s enter while there is room.
In our new series, “Building Blocks for Life,” we began at the beginning, with Genesis, the book of beginnings. This first book of the...
In Revelation 2:12-17, we meet the Church in Pergamum, a group of Christians that one has to admire for holding fast to the name...
After God used Philip to save many Samaritans, he sent him to evangelize one who had come from the ends of the Earth.