by Amy Norton-Benfield, February 20, 2025
Living the Word: from now through Easter (April 20), we follow Jesus’ ministry in the Gospel of Luke. Jesus shows us a loving God in his teachings, healings, and relationships with people pushed to the margins. His commitment to love leads him to Jerusalem, and ultimately to the cross. In our weekly church school teacher Bible study, we were discussing the text for this Sunday, in which a woman described only as a “sinner” tearfully approaches Jesus and anoints his feet with oil, drying them with her hair. One of our members described how they envisioned what came next as a… Read More
by Kent French, February 13, 2025
Living the Word: from now through Easter (April 20), we follow Jesus’ ministry in the Gospel of Luke. Jesus shows us a loving God in his teachings, healings, and relationships with people pushed to the margins. His commitment to love leads him to Jerusalem and the cross. “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for someone else?” This is the question at the heart of this Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 7:18-35). It’s not so different 2,000 years later. A lot of people in our midst are asking “What is going on? How are we to respond? What’s… Read More
by Anna Jeide-Detweiler, February 06, 2025
Living the Word: from now through Easter (April 20), we follow Jesus’ ministry in the Gospel of Luke. Jesus shows us a loving God in his teachings, healings, and relationships with people pushed to the margins. His commitment to love leads him to Jerusalem, and ultimately to the cross. Does God notice our suffering? Does God care about what is going on in our lives, in our world? Have you ever wondered; does God really care about my problems? If you answered yes to any of these questions — you are not alone! Last week we saw Jesus heal a man’s… Read More
