In our world, “quid pro quo” is the name of the game. We seldom do a good deed for another person without expecting something in return. Even if we have no...

Luke reports that following the Transfiguration, Jesus and the disciples descend the mountain. Christian disciples who have experienced intimate relationship with Christ do not bask in that glory to feed the...

The Transfiguration is one tradition that is shared by all the Synoptic Gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The narrative tells of Jesus’ encounter alongside three disciples of his inner circle: Peter, James,...

Paul presents what could serve as his credentials to this community of faith. He is very aware that he, humanly speaking, should be without any right to offer anything on behalf...

Paul writes to the Corinthians as those who have the hope and the ability to act with great boldness. The experience of Christians today is different from that of Moses, who...

The writer of the psalm points out attributes of God beyond the main attribute of holiness. Whereas the world is exposed to powerful kings who oppress the powerless and vulnerable people...

The psalm presents the Lord as the God who is holy, available, and present to all. God is the king who is exalted and worthy of humans’ worship. God is also...

Moses has taken a pause from the Exodus journey and has spent forty days and nights in the presence of God, consulting on the covenant and receiving the remade tablets of...

Luke’s version of the Golden Rule appears in verse 31, reading: “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” The Golden Rule is not a call for enlightened...

Enemies, sometimes, can be redefined as neighbors, as Jesus will teach in Luke 10. Here, in chapter 6, Luke describes what the difficult yet doable tradition of loving your enemy entails:...