Gratitude—it does us all so much good. All sorts of studies confirm it, but we probably already know or believe. Sharing gratitude—this does so much to build friendship, fellowship. It…
Most of the time, if you invite someone over, it’s because you want to cultivate the relationship. The Pharisees were clearly a mixed group and not all of the same…
As we find out elsewhere in the New Testament, not every Roman soldier was from Italy. The centurion—like a captain in the army, over around one hundred soldiers—the centurion may…
Though Luke is a Gentile, a Christian, and one of Paul’s key helpers, and, as such, probably not very concerned with the details of Jewish law, he nonetheless is careful…
Big things happen in little Bethany. Bethany was on the road up to the Mount of Olives. From the top of the Mount of Olives, you could see Jerusalem spreading…
Talk about biting the hand that feeds you! Rank ingratitude. Now, a parable isn’t supposed to cover all the details. It’s supposed to get across at least one, clear, main…
Jesus went up on a mountainside. What’s it like to be on the mountain? We tend to think of the high hills of Israel as grassy, like mountain meadows, maybe…
We know we’re supposed to give thanks with a grateful heart, but sometimes we feel as if we’re just going through the motions of thankfulness, like other things we…
Bible Text: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Over these next weeks, we are our way with Jesus to the Last Supper, the cross, and to the empty tomb…