The Parable of the Ledge (Part 2 of 4)

The Parable of the Ledge (Part 2 of 4)

Part 1 was about an older man on Chicago’s L and his conversation with his fellow passengers, which is about a man on a high mountain ledge (That’s a one paragraph review of Part 1). “While the man in our story knows he is on a dangerous ledge, humanity, generally...
The Parable of the Ledge (Part 2 of 4)

The Parable of the Ledge (Part 1 of 4)

 It was rush hour – 5:30 P.M. – and people were being squeezed in and out of the L – Chicago’s rapid transit system – like blood moving in and out of a human heart.  As an elderly man entered a car, he was run over by a teenager, a middle-aged business-man...
The Wilderness Temptation (Part 2 of 2)

The Wilderness Temptation (Part 2 of 2)

 We are looking at Matthew 4:1-11 which informs us of Satan’s effort to tempt the Lord Jesus Christ.   Mark 1:13 tells us that wild animals were present, likely adding to the danger and tension of the situation.  In part 1, we considered The Personal...
The Wilderness Temptation

The Wilderness Temptation

Our Lord opens His diary to inform us in Matthew 4:1-11 of being tempted by Satan.  We have this passage because He wanted us to have it.  “Then (vs. 1).” When? Apparently right after the baptism of chapter 3.  One translation of Mark 1:12 says Jesus was “driven...
Sunshine

Sunshine

 Once there was a man who felt very insecure. He was a nervous type. People tried to help him.  He refused to tell people what he was worried about. But energy drained out of him because of his worry. Talking with him, friends wanted to put him at ease and...