Category: 2024
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Day 300: What Does “Prodigal” Actually Mean? (Luke 15)
We call him the “prodigal son,” but that word never appears in the story. “Prodigal” doesn’t mean “wayward”—it means “recklessly extravagant.” And that makes the real prodigal in this story not the son, but the Father.
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Day 299: What did Jesus Mean About Leaven in Luke 13:21?
Through the Bible: Luke 12-13
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Day 297: Jesus Does a New Thing (John 9)
In healing a man born blind, Jesus did something no prophet had ever done before—and in doing it, fulfilled Isaiah’s promise that the Messiah would open the eyes of the blind.
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Day 295: Forgive or Forget It (Matthew 18)
esus’ parable of the unforgiving servant exposes how easily we forget the scale of grace we’ve received. Forgiveness isn’t keeping score—it’s tearing up the ledger.
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Day 294: The Mountaintop and the Mission (Matthew 17)
Peter wanted to build tents on the mountaintop, but Jesus called him back to the valley. True worship should always lead to mission.
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Day 293: Why Does Jesus Call Peter Simon Bar-Jonah in Matthew 16?
In Matthew 16, Jesus calls Peter “Simon Bar-Jonah”—Simon, son of Jonah. Just a coincidence after mentioning the “sign of Jonah”? Not likely. Both Peter and Jonah ran from their calling, and both were swallowed by failure before being restored. Grace still finds us on the beach, frying fish over the coals, and saying, “Come and…