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• Today's "Learning with Luke" (9)

  30 December, 2012

  Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, and was very… [more]

• Today's "Learning with Luke" (8)

  29 December, 2012

  And a sword will pierce your very soul." (Luke 2:35 NLT) In the midst of the full flush of becoming parents for… [more]

• Today's "Learning with Luke" (7)

  28 December, 2012

  Joseph and Mary were amazed at what was being said about Jesus. Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary,… [more]

• Today's "Learning with Luke" (6)

  27 December, 2012

  "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to all whom God favors." (Luke 2/14) Peace. A… [more]

• Today's "Learning with Luke" (5)

  26 December, 2012

  That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel… [more]

• Today's "Learning with Luke" (4)

  25 December, 2012

  At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was… [more]

• Today's "Learning with Luke" (3)

  24 December, 2012

  A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town 40 where Zechariah lived. She entered the house… [more]

• Today's "Learning with Luke" (2)

  23 December, 2012

  Understandably, both Zechariah and Mary independently ask the obvious question , "How?" They each have a… [more]

• Today's "Learning with Luke" (1)

  22 December, 2012

  Mark's gospel begins with the herald, John the Baptist, announcing the imminent coming of the Messiah but Mark… [more]

• Today's "Moment With Mark" (40)

  21 December, 2012

  "Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed........some seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it.… [more]

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• Today's "Moment with Mark" - (41) Power over Nature

  I really enjoyed the last 10 days spent with Luke as he told us things about the birth of Christ that none of the other Bible writers have done. If you missed those sessions, you will find them on my blog under the theme "Learning with Luke". Even so, I have been looking forward to…read more

• Today's "Learning with Luke" (10)

  "......they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee. There the child grew up healthy and strong. He was filled with wisdom beyond his years, and God placed his special favour upon him". (Luke 2:39-40 NLT) This will be our last visit with Luke and I, for one, am very grateful for the time…read more

• Today's "Learning with Luke" (9)

  Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, and was very old. She was a widow, for her husband had died when they had been married only seven years. She was now eighty-four years old. (Luke 2:36-37 NLT) I'm probably being most…read more

• Today's "Learning with Luke" (8)

  And a sword will pierce your very soul." (Luke 2:35 NLT) In the midst of the full flush of becoming parents for the first time (and the special aspects of that for Joseph and Mary) comes this jarring note. It is almost a footnote, an add-on, if you like. Joseph and Mary had so much to work…read more

• Today's "Learning with Luke" (7)

  Joseph and Mary were amazed at what was being said about Jesus. Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, "This child will be rejected by many in Israel, and it will be their undoing. But he will be the greatest joy to many others (Luke 2:33-34 NLT) There are some people in our world…read more