Value in the eyes of God
I think it’s interesting how [Jesus] retells this story three times in different ways, because each retelling is bound to connect to a different type of listener.
Tag Archives: joy
Up, In, Out
So he told them this parable: ‘What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, …
Saying goodbye for now
James 4:7-10 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, …
Trusting the Word
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And …
Jesus invites Himself in
Luke19:1-6 He entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax …
Clothed in joy, and dancing
Psalm 30:11-12 NRSV You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with …
His glory, not mine
It’s important to have a bit of background for today’s passage, from Luke 10:17-20. Jesus chose seventy-two of His followers …
Joy in the morning
I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. O Lord my God, …
Leaping for joy – my reward is great!
Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account …
Mourning to joy
“Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, and declare it in the coastlands far away; say, ‘He who scattered Israel …
Blooming Joy! 