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 solution to unhealthy competition in marriage is to live out the pattern of Christ and the church.
Almost all humans recognize that there is a gap between what we should do and what we actually do. Also, we have invented many...
In his familiar opening greeting, Paul covered essential truths of the Bible in just a few words.