September 2023- May 2026
The Living Voice (09/03/23)
Luke 1:1-4
When Life’s High Points and Inner Emptiness Collide (9/10/23)
Luke 1:5-25
The Annunciation: When You Need Someone in Your Corner (9/17/23)
Luke 1:26-45
The Song Jesus (Probably) Fell Asleep to Over and Over (9/24/23)
Luke 1:46-56
Healing Our Relationship with Control (10/08/23)
Luke 1:57-80
“Coincidence??? What to Do When Your Spiritual Experiences Just Don’t Make Sense” (10/15/23)
Luke 2:1-38
Missing Person: Jesus (10/22/23)
Luke 2:39-52
Rethinking Your Entitlement (11/5/23)
Luke 3:1-20
The Question Underneath Every Identity Question (11/19/23)
Luke 3:21-22 (Sorry, we kinda’ skipped the genealogy. See our gospel of Matthew series for more on genealogy of Jesus).
Testing, Temptation, Or Natural Causes? (12/3/23)
Luke 4:1-3
Wishing You Could Change People (12/10/23)
Luke 4:5-8
The Illusion of Security Is What Makes You the Most Vulnerable (12/17/23)
Luke 4:9-13
Apologies You Need but Might Not Ever Receive (1/7/23)
Luke 4:14-30
When You Can’t Find the Help That You Need in Yourself (01/21/24)
Luke 4:31-44
Escape Reality or Control Reality??? (2/4/24)
Luke 4:42-44
Jesus says, “Follow Me.” … We say, “What Do You Mean?” (2/11/24)
Luke 5.1-11
“Lepers” in My Neighborhood??? (2/18/24)
Luke 5:12-16
“Meaning Well, but Making a Complete Mess”
Luke 5:17-26
Doing What Feels Inevitable…Unless…(4/21/24)
Luke 5:27-39
Who Gets to Say What Scripture Means?
Luke 6:1-11
Prayer & Choosing (05/12/24)
Luke 6:12-16
When We Come to God We Come as Far as We* Can (5/19/24)
Luke 6:17-19
Love Your Enemies (6/2/24)
Luke 6:27-36
Transactional Love is Bankrupt (06/09/24)
Luke 6:27-36
Do Not Judge (07/07/24)
Luke 6:37-42
Things You Store Up Inside (07/14/24)
Luke 6:43-45
The Storms That Knock You Down (07/21/24)
Luke 6:46-49
You Have Such Incredible Faith!!! (08/04/24)
Luke 7:1-10
Your Ache for Compassion (08/18/24)
Luke 7:11-17
Questions You Can’t Voice (08/25/24)
Luke 7:18-23
The Way God “Leads” You (09/08/24)
Luke 3:4-6;10-15; 7:24-35
“Evangelism” Is A Word That Makes Most People Uncomfortable (9/15/24)
When Your Best Isn’t Enough (09/22/24)
Luke 7:36-50
Why Weren’t You…You? (09/29/24)
Luke 8:1-3
The Fragility & Power of a Tiny Thought
Luke 8:4-15
Listening for Light (10/27/24)
Luke 8:16-18
Jesus Had a Hard Family Too (11/03/24)
Luke 8:19-21
Along for the Ride (11/10/2024)
Luke 8:22-25 & Acts 27-28:10
Who Is My Enemy? (11/17/24)
Luke 8:26-39
The Gift of Not Taking Everything So Seriously (11/24/24)
John 17:13 & Hebrews 12:2
A Meditation for Those Who Find Themselves Waiting (12/01/24)
A Tale of Two Daughters (12/08/24)
Luke 8:40-56
“Adventures. Nasty Disturbing Things. Make You Late for Dinner.”
Luke 9:1-6;10; 10:1-17
There’ll Be Scary Ghost Stories & Tales of the Glories of Christmases Long Long Ago (12/22/24)
Why Do Opportunities to Do Good Have to Be So Complicated? (01/12/25)
Luke 9:1-6;10-17
Stuck in the Past, Paralyzed by the Future (01/19/25)
Luke 9:18-27
Contemplating the Face of Christ: A Crucial Practice for Our Time (01/26/25)
Luke 9:23-37; 2 Corinthians 3:13-18
Untwisted: What Reopens the Healing Path of Love? (02/02/25)
Luke 9:37-50
Getting Outside of Your Mental Loops (02/09/25)
Luke 9:51-56
The Tension Between a “Happy” Life & a Life That Brings the Best Out of You (02/23/25)
Luke 9:57-62
The Massively Courageous Act of Becoming a Neighbor (03/02/25)
Luke 10:25-37
Myra’s Smile (03/09/25)
Luke 10:38-42
“The Spiritual Skill You’re a Natural At, and You Don’t Even Realize.”
The Bravest Prayer You Might Ever Pray: The Prayer of Acceptance
Luke 11:5-13
Why Regressions Are More About Your Attempted Solutions than “Your Problems”
Luke 11:14-27
Healing Your View of God’s View of You (Easter 2025)
Seeking a Sign
Luke 11:29-32
Confessions of a “Right-aholic”
Luke 11:37-54
Have You Looked All the Way Down That Road?
Luke 12:1-12
Emotional Triangles & Jesus
Luke 12:13-21
Does it Work to Tell a Worrier Not to Worry?
Luke 12:22-34
Burnout: What Jesus Says When You Say, “I Can’t Even…”
Luke 12:35-53
What if Your Interpretation of People & Events Is Not Always Right?
Luke 12:54-13:9
How Jesus Engages Our Wounded & Protective Parts
Luke 13:10-17
What Is It Like When God Becomes Real to You?
Luke 13:18-21
Golden Rule Living: The Hardest (And Most Crucial) Thing You May Ever Do
Matthew 7:12-14; Luke 13:22-35
What Do You Do with Your Wounded Love?
Luke 14:12-24
“When Jesus Suggested ‘Hate’ (Melvin’s Best Worst Day)”
Luke 14:25-35
Profits or People???
Luke 16:1-15
When You Get Stuck Inside a Loop of Self
Luke 16:19-31
Two (Very Different) Communities of Change
Luke 17:1-10
If You Knew Back Then What You Know Now…?
Luke 17:11-19
Lose Your Life to Find It
Luke 17:20-37
Don’t Give Up. Pray.
Luke 18:1-8
The Story Jesus Tells to Relieve Our Chronic Need to Be Right
Luke 18:9-14
Invitation to Grow Young
Luke 18:15-17
The Compassion of Jesus for the Rich & the Powerful
Luke 18:15-30
Begin With the End in Mind
Luke 18:31-34
Joy Shows Up Uninvited, Like Angels on a Dark Night
Luke 2:8-18 (Advent)
When Your Life Jumps the Tracks
Christmas 2025
Talking a Good Game vs. Living a Good Game
Luke 18:35-43
Can My Web of Relationships Ever Be Whole?
Luke 19:1-10
Which King, Which Kingdom?
Luke 19:11-27 (January 25, 2026)
The Things That Make for Peace
Luke 19:28-44
When Temples Lose Their Way…
Luke 19:45-48
Navigating Impossible Questions with Jesus
Luke 19:47-21:4
Under-Functioning, Over-Functioning, or Rooted Presence?
Luke 21:5-38
Betrayal Happens
Luke 22:1-8;13-23;40-41;45-54; Matthew 27:1-5
Self-Doubt and Comparison
Luke 22:20-27; 9:46-48
Trying So Hard & Everything Blows Up in Your Face
Luke 22:31-62
Guided Silent Meditation (Centering Prayer)
When Life Puts You on Trial
Luke 22:54;63-23:25
The Things That Can Only Be Seen Through Tears
Luke 23:26-31
“Father, Forgive Them, Because They Don’t Know What They’re Doing.”
Luke 23:32-43
Your Failures Don’t Have to Define You
Why Do Other People Have Incredible Experiences, But I Don’t?
Luke 24:1-49
Why the Ascension of Jesus Matters!!!
Luke 24:50-53, Acts 1:1-11, Matthew 28:18-20