Joseph Husband of Mary
What about Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus. We know vere little about him, but I think we know the most important thing. And that thing could empower our lives.
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Luke 15:11-32 – The Prodigal
Just who is prodigal?
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Luke 11:9-13 – Giving
What does it mean that our heavenly Father asks us to ask, seek, and knock? Why doesn’t he just make everything work the way He wants it?
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Questions and Parables: Grace in Luke 17
Today Pat Badstibner of World Prayr published a post on the World Prayr Devotional blog picturesquely titled The Law Is Not Soggy Cornflakes. In it, Pat finds a number of purposes for the law, even, and perhaps especially, for those living under grace. If we look to the law as the means of making ourselves…
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Follow-Up on According to John: Theological Development and Determining Date and Authorship
In my Google Hangout discussion I mentioned using the development of theological concepts in dating a particular writing. I don’t think I really covered the issue involved all that well, so I’m going to follow up briefly here. My purpose is not to argue any particular position, but to illustrate the issues. If I might start…
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Attitude Adjustment and Prayer
From Dr. Bob Cornwall on the gospel lesson for Pentecost 23C, Luke18:9-14: In light of all that has been happening of late, it might be difficult for some to be sympathetic to the plight of the tax collector. He and his cronies in the government should beg for mercy! Read the whole post!
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Reconciling the Gospel Genealogies
There are generally two reactions I hear to this in Sunday School classes and church pews–it’s either fascination, as if the genealogies make or break the Bible or complete indifference, as in “who cares?” Both reactions miss the point. Matthew and Luke are each making a point, and they are making it in a way…
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Leviticus 9:1-24: Eternity in Liturgy
I have had very little time to post on Leviticus over the last few weeks because of my business, in which I’ve been working on three books simultaneously. But Leviticus has not been very far from my mind. The more I read Leviticus, the more I like it. I’ve read through it with a variety…
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Easter Evening, 2005
Easter Evening, Year A March 27, 2005 I didn’t manage to restart these notes before Lent as I had planned and stated on the web page, but they are restarted now. I am no longer including my working translation so I can focus more on the interpretive process. Where I have worked such translations over…
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Lectionary Texts for Transfiguration – Cycle A
I want to make just a few remarks on the texts selected for Transfiguration Sunday, February 3. I like to find common themes in the lectionary texts even when they don’t seem all that coherent. In this case, the texts are quite carefully chosen. First is the story of the transfiguration from Matthew 17:1-9. There…
