When we open the Gospel according to Luke, we immediately meet an elderly woman named Elizabeth, the wife of a Jewish priest...
Jesus, now in his thirties, “filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through...
The four gospel accounts of Jesus’ earthly ministry contain the mention of more women than virtually any other secular writing of that era. In them we hear Jesus praise women for their faith...
In this commentary on Luke, we see that the stuff of daily life — including work — is the stuff of God’s kingdom.
The Gospel of Luke proclaims Jesus as the king who is coming into the world. Appointed by God, his rule will put right everything that has gone wrong following the rebellion and fall...
The Kingdom of God shows up at work in the Christmas story and beyond in the book of Luke.
Luke’s Gospel begins in a workplace.
Much of Luke consists of Jesus’ teaching. As it happens, the first teaching in Luke is directly about work, although it comes...
Just before Jesus begins his work as king, Satan tempts him to abandon his allegiance to God. Jesus goes to the wilderness...
Twice Jesus goes to people’s workplaces to call them to follow him. The first is when Jesus gets some fishermen to interrupt...
In Jesus’ day, as now, the work of healing and health was essential.
The Sabbath is an essential part of the biblical understanding of work, and Jesus teaches about the Sabbath in the Gospel of...
The Parable of the Shrewd Manager (Luke 16:1-13) The key to security about the things we need is not anxious earning and...
The last two passages move from the topic of provision to the topic of wealth. Although Jesus has nothing against wealth, he...
Jesus’ first problem with wealth is that it tends to displace God in the lives of wealthy people. “For where your treasure...
The well-being of the rich is not Jesus’ only concern with regard to wealth. He also cares about the well-being of the...
The parable of the shrewd manager teaches the importance of using money wisely.
This suggests that God’s secret weapon is generosity. If by God’s power you can be generous, wealth...
Need to Find Some Significance in Your Job? (Click to listen) The story of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42) also puts generosity in the context of love for God. Martha works to prepare...
As king, Jesus is the leader of God’s realm. He employs his power in many ways recorded in the Gospel of Luke. Yet Christians are often reluctant to exercise leadership or power, as...
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