The First Denominations

Today we begin reading through Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth. Corinth is located in Southern Greece and was the city where Paul met Priscilla and her husband Aquilla. The three of them made tents together. (Acts 18:1–3) Since he only knew of the baptism of John the Baptizer, Priscilla and Aquilla explained the…

Encountering the Risen Jesus

Dr. Luke describes the events of the first Easter Sunday Morning in today’s Bible reading. He begins with some of his disciples bringing spices to the tomb to prepare Jesus’ body for a proper burial. Because the Sabbath was only a few hours away when Jesus died, they only had time to place his body…

What to do with Jesus?

Dr. Luke continues his narrative about Jesus’ trial in today’s Bible reading. Pontius Pilate is convinced that Jesus is not guilty of anything worthy of the death penalty. He learns that Jesus is from Herod’s district so he sends Jesus to Herod. Herod can’t find anything worthy of death either, so he sends Jesus back…

A Sham Trial

Dr. Luke shares the details of Jesus “trial” before the Sanhedrin in today’s Bible reading. I put the word trial in quotes because it was anything but a proper trial. Luke doesn’t share all of the details of the trial such as the witnesses who couldn’t agree on their stories. (Mark 14:56) But he does…

Be Ready

Today’s Bible reading involves eschatology. Eschatology is a twenty-five cent word that means the study of “The End Times”. I commented on a parallel passage from Matthew 24 in May. Hence the recycled End Times image. As I said in May, lots of people claim they know when Jesus will return. But rather than speculate…