Category: Luke
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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 286: Praying Shamelessly (Luke 11:8-9)
Jesus’ story about the midnight visitor teaches more than persistence—it invites us to pray without shame. The gospel restores what Eden lost: the freedom to come to our Father completely vulnerable, completely safe, completely loved.
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Day 284: How Many Times Did a Woman Anoint Jesus? (Luke 7:36-50)
All four Gospels record a woman anointing Jesus with costly perfume. Are they describing the same event, or more than one? This reflection traces the differences between Luke’s “woman of the city,” Mary of Bethany, and the unnamed woman in Matthew and Mark—and what their stories reveal about grace that multiplies.
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Day 282: Are Disciples and Apostles the Same Thing? (Luke 6:12-16)
Through the Bible: Matthew 12, Mark 3, Luke 6
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Luke: The Most Gentile Gospel
Luke, the only Gentile author of Scripture, shows us Jesus as the Savior for all nations—a light for the Gentiles and the glory of Israel.
