I’m almost a little scared to offer my reflection on today’s reading.  I’m reminded of a proclamation from the Lord to Ezekiel.  In short God says “I’m going to give you something to tell them.  If you don’t tell them

There’s a collection of reasons why there was so much animosity between the Jews and Samaritans.  It actually began while the Kingdom of Israel was still quite powerful.  During that time, they disagreed on what constituted right worship of the

Let’s remind ourselves of what we’ve read recently and just how short of a biblical timeline has transpired.  Last night, Peter, James, and John witnessed the transfiguration.  This morning they came off the mountain and saw a large crowd and

In today’s reading an argument breaks out among the disciples.  How would it sound? “I’m the greatest because I left the most behind.” “No.  I’m the greatest because He takes me everywhere.”  “He takes those other two guys everywhere with

Recall that since we read the pericope on The Return of the Twelve and the Feeding of the Five Thousand (Luke 9:10-17), we’ve had our eye on the would-be apostles.  It was in that reading that we first noticed that they

The Healing of a Boy with a Demon 37 On the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. 38 There was a man in the crowd who cried out, “Teacher, I beg you, look

The Transfiguration of Jesus 28 About eight days after he said this, he took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. 29 While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white.

The Conditions of Discipleship. 23 Then he said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,

The First Prediction of the Passion. 22 He said, “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.” Recall that

Peter’s Confession about Jesus 18 Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19 They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, ‘One