“EVERYONE WILL BE GROWING SOMETHING in this life; you can’t avoid it. And EVERYONE who hears the words of Jesus WILL BE BUILDING SOMETHING.”
Tag: Luke 6
Vital Signs
“We become more focused on our own salvation and self-righteousness rather than to openly struggle with some of these hard sayings of Jesus which challenge our twisted ethics that justify the killing of enemies instead of the loving of the same. How are your vital signs now?”
On Equal Footing
“Just as we are blessed in our current condition of difficulties now, woe to us who are content and full and thought well of now. Things. Will. Change. Honestly, which would you rather be?”
Growing and Building
Luke 6: 43-49 A well-dressed matron was having a great deal of trouble going down the subway escalator with a hyperactive dog in her arms. She got off the escalator and walked over to one of the subway attendants and said, “I must say that you have some ridiculous rules here. I’d like to register…
Checking Your Vitals
Luke 6: 27-38 I got a new watch last week. It’s a smartwatch. That is no measurement of its owner. I’ve needed a new watch for a while. My birthday was approaching, and April suggested that as a gift for me. I agreed. I like it a lot. Numbers, to some degree, fascinate me. I…
Which Would You Rather Be?
Luke 6: 17-26 He came down to a level place. The great multitude came from Jewish and Gentile territory to hear him teach and to be healed of their diseases and whatever beset them. Luke tells us he healed all of them. Jesus then taught them blessings and woes. These verses mirror the Beatitudes in…
Psalm 102 in The Message 