There are many reasons why we might find ourselves in the wilderness. When my mother died, I spent a year in a wilderness of grief. In a way I was lucky, because I could point to some loss, some reason for me being there. Sometimes, we find ourselves in the wilderness without a reason that … Continue reading Luke 4:1-13 The Wilderness
Matthew’s Gospel begins with a genealogy. So far in Luke, we’ve escaped it, and yet here it comes. All of those names that bewilder readers and seem so utterly pointless. Yes, there are some important names in the list. David is there, so we know that Jesus is descended from Israel’s great king, and therefore … Continue reading Luke 3:21-38 Son of Adam, Son of God
Gardner Taylor, the great preacher and Civil Rights leader, began a sermon on Luke’s third chapter by slowly reading the names and titles of the authorities. “In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of … Continue reading Luke 3:1-20 Everything We Know About Power, Undone
Simeon’s song is sung at night, during compline. When I first arrived as chaplain to Kenyon College, the students were saying compline together in the chapel every evening. I was in my early thirties, only eight years older than the seniors, still young and trying to negotiate the questions that our culture imposes on youth: who … Continue reading Luke 2:22-52 Age and Youth
Here's the second of the illuminated text workbooks that I'm making to accompany the Diocese of Southern Ohio's study of the Gospel of Luke. The full workbook is available as a .pdf at the bottom of the page. Have fun drawing and coloring, and share any completed illuminations with me, if you want to! Download … Continue reading Annunciation and Magnificat – An Illuminated Text Workbook for Kids
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