By Melissa Wuske A Nobel Nomination for the Greek Isles Most of the 900,000 refugees who arrived in Europe last year first came by boat to Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. In response, community groups on the islands of Lesbos, Kos, Chíos, Samos, Rhodes, and Leros organized to make sure the new arrivals were […]
By Karen Wingate The ground swelled beneath me as my plane descended toward the Moline, Illinois, airport. Looking out the oval window, I saw a patchwork landscape dotted with clusters of trees and buildings that represented small towns tucked between corn and soybean fields. After living in Western Illinois for several years, I knew each […]
Devotional thoughts on Luke 15:11-24 By Rachel Friel Each day Christians face an unseen spiritual battle. We are called to live in this world yet not love the ways of the world (1 John 2:15). Nonetheless each day we are surrounded by the American dream which tells us we need bigger houses, newer cars, better […]
By Mark Scott This parable is the most familiar of Jesus’ 40 parables. Jesus’ teaching on discipleship ended with the words, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear” (Luke 14:35). The most unlikely people, namely tax collectors and sinners, drew near to hear him (15:1). To justify his association with such folk, Jesus told […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. As a kid, did you ever run away or think about running away from home? Why? What happened? When did you come to your senses? Read Luke 15:11-24. 2. This is a very familiar story to many Christians. Today try to take a fresh look at the passage and how […]
