Yesterday, we saw how Peter answered those who questioned whether he was “one of them”, a follower of Jesus. We noted how, on three occasions, he denied even knowing Jesus. We admitted that we, too, have done the same kind of thing, many times.
However, there are those times when silence is the best answer. There [...]
Archive for June, 2009
False questions — Luke 22:63-71 — June 30
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I don’t know Him — Luke 22:52-62 — June 29
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There have been two kinds of situations in which I don’t know Jesus.
The first is the kind which we see in Peter, as told in today’s selection from the Gospel of Luke. Peter has made a brash promise to Jesus: Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death! (Luke [...]
sleeping — Luke 22:39-51 — June 27
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So many of us are sleep-deprived. I watch as people nod off in church, at the movies, in front of the TV, and on the road. I hear stories about how exhausted people are, how they have no time to rest, to think, or to connect with others. What happened to all the leisure time [...]
I am ready — Luke 22:31-38 — June 26
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Intentions are one thing. Fulfilment of them is another.
How many times have you and I made promises to ourselves or to others, only to find ourselves unable to deliver on those promises? Of late, it appears as if one politician after another is stepping up to a microphone to confess the breaking of marriage vows, [...]
the greatest — Luke 22:24-30 — June 25
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Most people probably know the one who once called himself “the greatest”. Mohammed Ali was indeed the premier boxer of the world in the 1960s and early 70s, and he liked to call himself “the greatest.” In 1977, he even made a movie autobiography, titled “The Greatest”, playing himself. More recently Will Smith played the [...]
which one? — Luke 22:14-23 — June 24
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The plot thickens. Even as Jesus professes his love for His chosen apostles — I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer (Luke 22:15) – even as He breaks bread with them, uttering the now familiar words of His last Passover supper – this is my body … my blood – there is [...]
teacher — Luke 21:37-22:13 — June 23
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This section of Luke’s gospel is leading inevitably to the cross, as preparations are being made for what would be the “Last Supper” on the one hand, and the arrest and execution of Jesus on the other. However, the little section at the beginning, describing Jesus’ teaching ministry, is perhaps most instructive.
Jesus is no fool. He [...]
beware — Luke 20:41-21:4 — June 18
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There was a day when clergy were citizens above suspicion. When people would allege that a cleric had abused them, or embezzled their finances, the victims were not believed. It was assumed that Father or Pastor or Rabbi would never do such a thing, and that the victim was only making up the story to [...]
take my wife — Luke 20:27-40 — June 17
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Some of us are old enough to remember the comedian Henny Youngman. His was the show of the “one-liners”, such as: I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up-they have no holidays; how to drive a guy crazy-send him a telegram, and put at the top ‘page 2′; I’ve got all the [...]
fake honesty — Luke 20:19-26 — June 16
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Human beings are sneaky. We’re a wily sort, way more so than the serpent in the garden. From the very first, when we “hid” from God, thinking that somehow Hewouldn’t find us; to when we tried to shift blame to someone else for what we did (Genesis 3); to when we lured our brother out [...]
