Sitting At The Foot of the Mountain

Ah yes, now for the uncomfortable part.  As a religious person--a first century Jewish person or a modern evangelical, Chapter 1 of Romans w...

It would so easy to just stop at Romans 1.  We could look around with great pride and check off all the things we don't do on Paul's...

So, let's sum up the previous blog:  Paul is following the trajectory of when a people ignore God: "For although they knew God, the...

After pursuing the parables, I would like to tackle spiritual warfare.  I researched this topic intensively six years ago, and I believe it ...

Jesus had just finished His parable of the great banquet (explored in my previous post) and ends with these words: “Then the master told his...

What comes before a parable really sets the scene for what story Jesus will tell.   Luke, Chapter 14, starts off with Jesus at the house of ...

This is a rather short parable. It distills Jesus' actions towards an outcast in His society, and reminds us that "I tell you that...