Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 14:25–33
The subheading in our Bibles for this gospel passage reads, "The Cost of Discipleship," and before reading anything else on the page, that phrase alone should make us pause.
Jesus is about to tell us what it will cost us to follow Him. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 14:1,7–14
I never expected to learn "How to Host a Proper Dinner Party" from the Bible. (Although I did find "How to Best Remove the Fat of a Bull Sin-Offering" in Leviticus 4:8!)
Move over, Emily Post—Jesus is the next big etiquette influencer. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 12:49–53
When I was twenty-one, I was newly returned to the Church and on fire for the Lord. It was an amazing, beautiful, and exciting chapter of my faith. But I think in many ways, if I'm being honest, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 12:32–48
When I read the opening words of Sunday's gospel—“Fear not, little flock" (Luke 12:32 RSVCE)—I wondered how this blog hadn't landed in the lap of our dear friend and chicken aficionado, Laura Phelps. Undoubtedly, she would have had some beautiful wisdom about these tender words from our Lord and the lessons to be learned from a little flock of chickens. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 11:1–13
Some of my favorite memories of my children when they were toddlers were bedtime prayer time. “Okay, bedtime, prayer time!” I’d yell to get them scampering upstairs and into the bedtime routine. Baths, silliness, stories, and more silliness would often ensue. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 10:38–42
“Lord, do you not care?”
I read the words that spilled out of Martha’s mouth directed toward Jesus from this week’s gospel, and within my heart, a profound understanding resonated.
Girl, preach. (That was me, not the Lord.)
If I weren’t already familiar with this passage, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 10:25–37
“I can’t talk now, I am integrating chickens.”
Add this to my list of “texts I never thought I’d send.” When the recipient shared that she had no idea what I was talking about, I explained that we were introducing our new flock of chickens to the old and that this required constant supervision because, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 10:1–12,17–20
Have you ever felt like your productivity defines your worth? As if your ability to accomplish and succeed and check all the boxes makes you more worthy, more lovable?
You're not alone. So many of us struggle with it. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 16:13–19
Normally, at this point in the year, I don’t mind the blissful chaos of summer. I welcome the relief that comes with the ease of the season. But as I write this, I am far from relieved. I’m worn thin and worn out—not necessarily from the daily chores, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 9:11–17
Life lately has felt like feeding the five thousand. In other words, it has felt impossible. Appliances and people are breaking all around me, the weather has not been cooperating with outdoor events, and writing has felt like sprinting through quicksand. [...]
