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.
What can help us get a grasp on the whole Bible? There are several good answers to this question, but the idea of covenant...
In Jonah 2, we take a break from the narrative to read a poem of thanksgiving that Jonah prayed when he was detained for...
John’s birth and Zechariah’s prophecy pointed to the greatest manifestation of God’s mercy ever.