Contemplative Bible Reading

Luke 7:2-4 (New Living Translation) 2 At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. 3 When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him (Jesus) to come and heal his slave. 4 So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. […]

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Luke 6:45 (New Living Translation) A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. I like the first sentence in the verse above. Yes, good comes from […]

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Luke 6:40 (New Living Translation) Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher. I love to teach. I think I am pretty good at it—at least a few persons have told me so. Have I ever “fully trained” a student? Have I ever trained […]

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Luke 8:46-48 (New Living Translation) 46 But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.” 47 When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had […]

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Luke 10:29a (New Living Translation) The man wanted to justify his actions, so… justify: Verb, show or prove to be right or reasonable Here comes trouble. This poor fellow—he reminds me of ME—wants to justify himself to Jesus. Imagine the folly of that one. Justify himself to the Son of God sent to a sinful […]

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Luke 5:12-13 (New Living Translation) 12 In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” 13 Jesus […]

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Luke 4:5-1 (New Living Translation) 5 Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 “I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them,” the devil said, “because they are mine to give to anyone I please. Perhaps […]

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Luke 1:17 (New Living Translation) He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly. This […]

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Luke 1:34 (New Living Translation) Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.” This is a familiar verse and a familiar (hi)story. This little phrase summarizes much of our relationship to God. Really, God. You can do that? Yes, God can. Yes, God has, over and over. Yet, we continue […]

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Luke 7:11-16 (New Living Translation) 11 …Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him. 12 A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with […]

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