I had the opportunity a few weeks ago to preach through Luke 5:33—6:11. I had preached on the parallel passage in the gospel of Mark, so I had assumed it’d be pretty smooth sailing. New cloth, old garment. New wine,… Continue Reading
I think I have a new biblical hero. I just wish I knew his name. He appears in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. He’s the leper whom Jesus touched. And I want to be like him. I’m going to tell you… Continue Reading
Herod’s temple was glorious. Built from quarried stones and spanning some 1600 feet the Western wall of Herod’s temple is still standing to this day. It was his crowning achievement. In the time of Jesus, Jewish people from all over… Continue Reading
Anxious striving. Those words would have described me about a year ago. I didn’t realize that I was the foolish man in Luke 12 who thought his happiness would come when he got his bigger barns built. I wasn’t striving… Continue Reading