11th Sunday of Luke If a king invited you to a banquet, would you go? I think all of us would say, “Yes, of course!” But, in today’s reading, when a man (or a king in the other Gospels) throws

When Jesus gives dinner party advice, we are prepared to dine. But, how does this relate to real life? Jesus says when we are invited to a wedding feast, we shouldn’t automatically sit in the best seat. It’s best to

We are taught to receive Jesus as we would a child. This makes us feel good—we think of Mary holding the baby Jesus at Christmas. But, what if that child is going through his or her terrible twos? Can’t we

The image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd is one of the most famous images of Jesus. For many, it’s a comforting image, but, what if the idea of Jesus as a shepherd is actually meant to challenge us? Jesus

Peter is the first person in the Gospel of Mark to proclaim who Jesus really is: the Son of Man, which is a title for God’s anointed one going back to Daniel 7. But, after Peter makes this declaration, he’s

If Jesus were marketing his skills, he might say something like: I heal the blind so that they can see clearly. But, today, after Jesus heals the blind man, he says people look like trees walking around! Does this mean

When Jesus rejects his mother and his siblings, we’re left wondering: wasn’t Jesus a family man? When taken out of context, this passage sounds strange. It sounds as if Jesus was rejecting his mother, the very person we adore and

If God welcomes everyone to his house through mercy and love, why is he throwing some people out? In today’s passage, some people who have dinned with Jesus find themselves on the outside. They thought they were a part of

When you play a game, the first thing you want to know is the rules: how do I play? But, what if Jesus changes the rules of the game? In the Old Testament, just before the Hebrews were allowed into