Our reading today begins in Acts chapter 8. Stephen has just been martyred, and we see that the Pharisee Saul approved of his execution (8:1). This […]
Today we will complete the Gospel according to Luke. We begin with the teaching about the widow’s offering (21:4). As with the Gospel according to Mark […]
Our reading today continues the teachings of Jesus while at the house of the Pharisee (see 14:1). After the parables of the previous chapters that contrast […]
Our reading today begins with the sending out of the Twelve (9:1-6). Luke then tells us that Herod the Tetrarch (who governed Galilee) had heard about […]
Today we begin with Jesus calling His first disciples. Luke fills in details that Matthew and Mark omit. Jesus gets into Simon’s boat to teach (5:3). […]
Today we read the letter of James to the “dispersion” (1:1). This refers to those scattered abroad outside of Israel. There is some debate over whether […]
Today we will complete the Gospel according to Mark. We begin with the Olivet Discourse, which Mark says was delivered to only Peter, James, John, and […]
We left off yesterday with Mark’s account of Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Christ. The first verse of chapter 9 continues Jesus’s discourse from the […]