August 6, 2014
by julie
Comments Off on Go away, I’m a sinner!
Luke 5:1-11 is a tremendously powerful little story. Jesus sees two boats, and the fishermen washing their nets—after a long night of catching nothing. The fishermen are Peter, James, and John, partners in a fishing enterprise (v. 10). Jesus gets … Continue reading
August 4, 2014
by julie
Comments Off on Nazareth Vs. Capernaum
Next up, Luke 4:31-44. Here, Jesus goes back to Capernaum, the place where he had been doing miracles that the people in Nazareth wanted done in Nazareth, and… He does more miracles. The parallels here seem pretty obvious. Jesus goes … Continue reading
August 3, 2014
by julie
Comments Off on Miracles: Not for everyone.
So, my next goal for reading is to read through Jesus’s “sermons” as set out in the book of Luke. It struck me on my last read-through (which was rapid) that there was an enormous amount of meat in only … Continue reading
May 22, 2014
by julie
Comments Off on How King David responds to persecution
I thought this was interesting; while David is in exile from Jerusalem while Absalom is usurping (2 Samuel 16, HCSB): When King David got to Bahurim, a man belonging to the family of the house of Saul was just coming … Continue reading