Full Reading: Luke 22:1-6 Luke does not provide us with many details as to Judas’s motivation to betray Jesus, but it is safe to assume that he was tempted by greed. However, Luke’s Gospel does reveal that Satan entered Judas to help facilitate this dastardly act. Interestly, Satan had requested authority over the other disciples […]
Daily Reading for Holy Week: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Full Reading: Luke 20:1-21:38 Selective Reading: Luke 20:9-18 I hope you’ve carved out enough time for today’s Scripture reading. There is a lot. But even if you don’t read everything, I hope that you will at least take the time to focus on the parable of the wicked tenants. Many of Jesus’ parables are complex, […]
Daily Reading for Holy Week: Monday, April 3, 2023
Monday, April 3, 2023 Full Reading: Luke 19:45-48 The Monday following the Triumphal Entry was quite the contrast of events from the day before. Luke doesn’t make a clear distinction between the days, but we know from Mark’s Gospel that by the time Jesus had arrived at the temple on Sunday, it was already late […]
Daily Reading for Holy Week: Sunday, April 2, 2023
Sunday, April 2, 2023 Full Text Luke 19:11-44 Selective Reading Luke 19:41-44 Every year, when Palm Sunday comes around, I struggle to understand how I am supposed to feel. In one sense, I want to celebrate with the worshippers at the Triumphal Entry. In another sense, I am astounded at how the crowds could miss […]
THE HUMBLE WILL BE EXALTED by Adam Miller
Read: Luke 18:9-30; 19:1-10 The Gospel of Luke was dedicated to a man named “most excellent Theophilus.” We don’t know much about him, but we can assume with a reasonable degree of certainty that he was the one who financed the expensive process for Luke “to compile a narrative of the things that have been […]
Jesus, Lord of the Sabbath by Adam Miller
Read: Luke 6:1-11 When we look at Jesus’ central message, particularly in the Gospel of Luke, it initially comes across as a bit harsh, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23). It’s not what we typically think of in a gospel […]
A Gospel Refresher: Planning Ahead for the Holidays by Adam Miller
Read I Corinthians 15 With the holidays fast approaching, it is prime time to discuss how we are going to approach our friends and family with the gospel. We all have someone that we have been praying for to be saved, but even if we have tried to witness to them in the past, it […]
Living and Walking in the Spirit by Adam Miller
Read: Galatians Have you ever struggled to understand the relationship between faith and good works? You’re not alone. In fact, it is a problem that has plagued believers since the beginning of time. This is the issue at the core of Paul’s letter to the churches in Galatia. Certain individuals, claiming to be Jewish followers […]
Ashamed Sinner, Unashamed Savior by Erik Raymond
I think it’s common—and it’s common because it’s natural—to think that when we sin and we’ve done something wrong, that we incur guilt and that God’s not pleased with us. We have a conscience. God made us that way. We have minds informed by the Word of God and we know who God is. We […]
How Real Christian Change Happens by Timothy Keller
How do we change and grow as Christians? In the same way we became Christians. That’s why in Galatians 3:1-3, Paul reminds the Galatian Christians how it was that they came to Christ. And in essence, “Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified” (v. 1). This portrayal was achieved through preaching, through “what you heard” […]
Many Voices, One Message: A Consideration of Paul’s Letter to the Galatians by Adam Miller
Read: Galatians I’ve spent the last eleven years contemplating the motto of our ministry, “Many Voices, One Message.” I’ve considered it not only as a slogan, but as a vision and mission statement as well. It clarifies my objective to articulate the gospel every day, and I use it as a rallying call to invite […]
Cultivating Holy Anger by Adam Miller
Read: Psalm 83 When I was in college, I had a roommate who enjoyed listening to angry rock music. After he had become a Christian, he sought out an alternative Christian version of the same genre. Believe it or not, there is such a thing. Imagine listening to the lyrics from “Amazing Grace” sung with […]