02162022 – Luke 6. 17-26 The world was pretty clear cut, either you were “Jewish” or you were “Gentile.” That was it. That’s all there was. The world was OBVIOUSLY mostly gentile, non-believers, foreigners, non-Jews, gentile dogs. “Jews” were but a small little tiny teeny miniscule minority, but an important one, because they were THE […]
02022022 – Luke 4. 14-21 SOMEONE will remember the film, “MY FAIR LADY.” The year was 1964. The film starred Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle and Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins, and others – in supporting roles. It became the second highest-grossing film of 1964 and won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director. It depicted a poor COCKNEY flower-seller named Eliza Doolittle who OVERHEARS an “arrogant […]
01302022 – Luke 4. 21-30 This is “about the day,” the inclusive guy, decided to be a little bit “exclusive.” I did “a little bit of research.” “A little bit of searching.” “A whole lot of playing” with the scriptures. And a lot of thinking and looking at the geography of the area…And this is […]
01292022 – Luke 4. 21-30 “Verbal terms of Engagement!” Different day. Different society. Different time. Sometimes, hard to fathom. Oh, how some things have changed, kind of. If you got TOO BIG for your britches or your robe…the community fought back. People would not let you get away with anything…nothing at all… Like it was their […]
01262022 – Luke 4. 14-21 The Nazareth Synagogue This is early Lukan material. You do realize that this is “one of the earliest”- “adult pictures” we get of the man we call Jesus. Jesus is just back from his Baptism, by John in the River Jordan…and from his forty-day-sojourn in the wilderness of […]
01222022 – Luke 4. 14-21 “All” – very simply means – “all.” Jesus came for “all.” (period) Yes, he came for the poor, Luke tells us that, tonight/this morning, in our gospel text. But he also came for those shut up in their gated communities, their pass-code protected-driveways, their multi-million dollar-McMansions and their tinted-windowed-Mercedes. He […]
01122022 – Luke 3 I have never been there! Sorry, I have no desire to go! It’s just me! It is right here in our own backyard, too! Less than 3 miles away. And it is huge! Way huge! A “Scandinavian chain-store” selling ready-to-assemble-furniture, plus housewares, in a warehouse-like-space. What could go wrong? And, the […]
01082022 – Jesus Prayed – Luke 3 I am asking that my AA and Al-Anon friends please forgive me, as well as those who have struggled with various stages or forms of dementia. These are NOT to be taken lightly. I did think this was cute, however! It was written for folks over 50. And, […]
12302020A – Luke 2 – “The Prophetess Anna” Sure! Everyone knows Simeon. He sings one little song, and immediately it goes viral…he gets like a million likes every other day. People flock to him. Facebook, YouTube, WeChat, Instagram,TikTok they all adore him. It seems like every single day his popularity is increased. WHY he even […]
12302020 – Luke 2. 22-40 “The Presentation” Luke knew exactly WHAT he was DOING…and exactly WHAT he was SAYING. A “little creativity” being used HERE to meet his needs and purposes. CIRCUMCISION always took place on the 8th day. PURIFICATION offerings for the mother of a MALE child always took place on […]