Luke 14-15 What does it cost to be a follower of Jesus? Is it free? I haven’t really thought about following Jesus in that way.  Somehow in my reading, I must have skipped over these words from Jesus: 28“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? 29For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’ 31“Or suppose a … Continue reading The Point of First and Last

Luke 12-13 Actually today I’m going to write about something I read yesterday that has stuck with me.  I’m puzzling over what it means to have good eyes.  Here are the verses in context: 33“No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. 34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is … Continue reading Can I clean the kitchen and be a Mary, too?

Luke 10, 11; John 10:22-42 40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”41“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42but only one thing is needed.[f] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” Are you are Mary or a Martha?  I am, without question, a Martha.  I am distracted by the many preparations that need to … Continue reading Mary, or Martha?

John 7-8 Jesus begins to be bolder in his explanation of Who He is.  The people don’t want to believe he’s the Messiah because the scriptures say the Messiah will come from Bethlehem, not Galilee. Why then didn’t Jesus tell them the story of his early life?  Why is it that the people of Galilee did not know of his birth in Bethlehem, flight to Egypt, and then trip back to Nazareth?  I’ve often wondered about that.  Perhaps Jesus wanted to cultivate faith?  Or maybe his parents didn’t tell him?  But He knew everything! Perhaps the answer lies here: 7He … Continue reading More questions, no answers