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.
Although we work for the growth of the kingdom, it grows mysteriously in ways that we cannot understand or control.
Since the early days of the church, people have tried to deny the Incarnation and still call themselves Christians. The little letter of 2...
In God’s second dispute with his people, recorded in Malachi 1:6-14, he accused the priests and the people of despising him. After they objected,...
