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Daily reflections

Our daily reflections follow the M'Cheyne Bible reading plan, designed for those who want to read the whole Bible in one year. Each reflection focuses on one of the chapters from that day's readings. 

Anti-Semitic?: Luke 14.15–24 (Day 334)

Is the New Testament anti-Semitic? Historically, verses like ‘His blood be on us, and on our children’ (Matthew 27.25, KJV) have been used to mark Jews as Jesus murderers and to justify violence against them. Some passages...

The Parable of the Lost Sheep: Luke 15.1–8 (Day 335)

This is a chapter all about lost things. We see references to a sheep, a coin and a son who asks for his inheritance in advance and squanders it. If we focus on the lost sheep, we find a story that has been labelled by William...

The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus: Luke 16.19–31 (Day 336)

This is a story of contrasts – a rich man who wanted for nothing, and a poor man called Lazarus who was destitute in every way. In a country where the common people were fortunate if they ate meat once in a week, the rich...

Ten people with leprosy: Luke 17.11–19 (Day 337)

In this passage Jesus enters a village and has an encounter with ten people with leprosy who are crying out for mercy and healing. He tells them to go to the priests and ‘show themselves’. One of the roles of the priest...

Jesus Blesses the Children: Luke 18.15–17 (Day 338)

The children come to Jesus, brought by their parents. I can imagine the excitement and anticipation – what will he do, how will he impact my child, what will he say? I'm sure there were many tired parents holding out for...

Jesus and Zacchaeus: Luke 19.1–9 (Day 339)

We find ourselves in a very wealthy and important town, Jericho. It had a great palm forest and world-famous balsam groves. Its gardens of roses were known far and wide. All this combined to make Jericho one of the greatest...

Taxes to Caesar: Luke 20.20–26 (Day 340)

I don’t know if you have ever been on the end of a con-artist or trickster. In this text we find Jesus on the end of an underhanded attempt to get him into trouble with the authorities. The Pharisees are on the attack. Under...

The Widow’s Offering: Luke 21.1–4 (Day 341)

I think we see two things in this small piece of Scripture. First, the spirit in which something is given is of tremendous importance to Jesus. A gift given begrudgingly, or for the sake of self-importance, loses so much of...

Arguments and betrayals: Luke 22.24–34 (Day 342)

This long chapter contains most of the lead-up to Jesus' crucifixion, ending just before he is taken before Pilate. It has his betrayal by Judas, the institution of the Lord's Supper, and his arrest. Things are rushing towards...
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