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.
The Gospel of John wastes no time in diving into the deep waters of truth. In John 1:1-18, the author presents Jesus as the...
Although we work for the growth of the kingdom, it grows mysteriously in ways that we cannot understand or control.
In encounters with a powerful man and a destitute woman, Jesus showed the authority of his word over sickness and death.