We see protests and hear leaders speak about our right to pursue freedom but we rarely stop to consider the context in which freedom needs to operate. If we did we would learn that freedom is more complex than … Read more
Category: Luke
Luke 24.13-35. Life after life, after death
The final and most lasting argument of Jesus is his resurrection from the dead. It says that what he claimed is true, that there is a Kingdom beyond the claims of our current political ideas which claims our final alligence. … Read more
Luke 21.5-38. The end of time
A friend recently said that we live in times that feel apocalyptic. He was right, these are the last days and they have been so since the resurrection of Jesus. Of course, false prophets arise in times like ours to … Read more
Luke 20: 27-47. Marriage & life
Our conversations about marriage in Australia seldom recall what traditional societies know as a matter of course. That marriage is about life. How life is nurtured, sustained and passed on in a dying world. Jesus, in his discussion with the … Read more
Luke 16.19-31. Life after life
In our times we have set aside concern for life after this as a distraction to us seeking wealth, happiness and success now. Jesus, in his story of the rich man and Lazarus asks us to do a cost/benefit analyisis … Read more
Luke 11.37-54. Blindness
This continues a teaching series on the arguments Jesus had and caused. Here we find Jesus is not a polite dinner guest. But the stakes are high, the discussion is about the true cause of evil and the help we … Read more
Luke 10:25-37. The poor are any of us
Jesus was constantly having arguments and many of those arguments have changed the world. In the parable of the good Samaritan he defends the relevance of the ancient word of God in Leviticus and we learn that how we treat … Read more