by Lynda Hart | Sep 8, 2025
The concept of “counting the cost” is a significant biblical principle that emphasizes the importance of deliberate consideration and commitment in the life of a believer. This week’s text underscores the necessity of evaluating the demands and sacrifices associated...
by Lynda Hart | Sep 1, 2025
Once again in Luke’s gospel we encounter Jesus at a dinner party. This one is hosted by a leader of the Pharisees and takes place on the Sabbath. Knowing that he’s being watched closely, Jesus, as he often does, turns the table on the norms and traditions of the...
by Lynda Hart | Aug 25, 2025
A woman is bent over. Maybe from osteoporosis? Maybe from an injury, stress or working too hard? It invariably happens to us all, especially as we get older. For those of us who’ve experienced this, don’t you love Jesus’s words about her, his language of being set...
by Lynda Hart | Aug 17, 2025
We have some passionate and disturbing words from Jesus today. First, he expresses his deep desire to cast fire on the earth. Second, Jesus expresses a longing for his “baptism” to be accomplished. Baptism here refers to his immersion in the terrible suffering and...
by Lynda Hart | Aug 11, 2025
The parable of the Rich Fool is a statement on greed. It points at how we can get caught up in what we own and what people have. It’s about possessions and how they take us over. Or how we react when we lack what we once had. We enjoy wealth but we have a mixed...
