The Gospel of Luke, chapter 4 Read it here: [CEB] [NRSV] In 1947, an Arab boy was looking for his lost goats among the highlands rising above the Dead Sea. The shepherd was tossing rocks into caves to see if the animals were inside, when he heard the sound of breaking pottery. The pottery were […]
Holy Spirit and Fire – Week 3 with Luke the Evangelist
The Gospel of Luke, chapter 3 Read it here: [CEB] [NRSV] Luke takes up again the story of John, the son of Elizabeth and Zechariah from chapter 1. As in that chapter, Jesus and John cross paths again, but now as adults with their own vocations being lived out. Remember that in the Roman Empire, most people […]
Good News – Week 2 with Luke the Evangelist
The Gospel of Luke, chapter 2 Read it here: [CEB] [NRSV] Whereas the providence which divinely ordered our lives created with zeal and munificence the most perfect good for our lives by producing Augustine…for the benefaction of mankind, sending us a savior who put an end to war…and whereas the birthday of the god marked […]
God Begins Salvation – Week 1 with Luke the Evangelist
A YEAR WITH LUKE THE EVANGELIST The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 1 Read it here: [CEB] [NRSV] If you want to know what’s up with us reading Luke and Acts throughout 2016, check out the introduction here. Isn’t this a fascinating way to begin the story of Jesus? We are eager, primed as we have been the […]
A Year with Luke the Evangelist – Introduction
A YEAR WITH LUKE THE EVANGELIST The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 1, verses 1-4 Read it here: [CEB] [NRSV] Why read the work of Luke the Evangelist during the course of the year? Well, counting all the chapters of his 2-volume work, what we call The Gospel according to Luke and The Acts of the […]
