Touchpoints on Luke

Touchpoints on Luke

God Moons Moses

Exodus 33:12-23 NRSVUE Moses said to the Lord, “See, you have said to me, ‘Bring up this people’; but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight.’ Now if I have found favor in your sight, show me your ways, so that I may know you and find favor in your sight. Consider too that this nation is…

Raise The Shades

In Matthew 21:33–46, Jesus challenges our ideas about authority, ownership, and the responsibility that comes with being entrusted with God’s gifts.

Authorized Personnel Only

In Matthew 21:23–32, Jesus challenges the religious authorities who question where his authority comes from. He responds with the parable of two sons: one says no but eventually goes, while the other says yes but does not. Jesus exposes the difference between outward words and inward transformation, reminding us that what we ultimately do matters more than what we say.

Thou Shall Not Take Cuts

A reflection on Matthew 20:1–16, where Jesus challenges our ideas about fairness, entitlement, and God’s extravagant generosity.

The Fruit of Forgivness

Jesus challenges Peter’s understanding of forgiveness by revealing that mercy received is meant to become mercy given. The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant invites us into a life shaped by radical grace, where forgiveness is not a transaction but a way of living.

Bound No More

Jesus gives his followers a process for addressing conflict within the community: begin privately, involve others when necessary, and bring the matter before the wider community if reconciliation cannot be achieved. The passage connects this practice with the power of binding and loosing, prayer, and Jesus’ promise to be present wherever two or three gather in his name.
True life is found not through protecting ourselves but through giving ourselves away for the sake of Christ.

Edging God Out

Sometimes faith begins when we stop repeating what others have said and listen for what the Spirit is revealing to us.

Jesus Nearly Blows It

In the gospels Jesus changed his mind twice and both were caused by women. One was his mother. Let’s meet the other.

Go To The Other Side

The storm did not disappear before Peter stepped out of the boat. Faith began when he trusted that Jesus was greater than the waves beneath him. Matthew 14:22-33 reminds us that courage is found not in controlling the storm, but in recognizing the One who walks with us through it.

Not Enough Is Enough

Jesus blessing five loaves and two fish as a crowd gathers in the wilderness, symbolizing compassion, abundance, and God’s provision