The Stranger on the Road, Part 4: The In-Gathering

Introduction Last week we looked at two things that keep us from seeing Jesus clearly: walking by sight and impurity in our hearts. We also saw that at the core of both of these things is the human impulse toward self-preservation. Yet, Jesus calls to those who have been saved – who have found life … Read more

The Stranger on the Road, Part 3: The Hands that Invite Us to Follow

Luke 24:13-28-35 13 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were … Read more

The Stranger on the Road, Part 2: A New World, An Alternative Reality, A New Way to Be Human

Luke 24:28-35 On the Road to Emmaus So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, 29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with … Read more