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 the famous story of Daniel in the lions’ den, we learn about being blameless and see again that God reigns and rescues.
Who would have thought that a book called Numbers would contain interesting stories that are applicable to our lives today? Actually, the Jews call...
In his teachings on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus announced the great reversals that the kingdom of God produces among the first and the...