Weekday Word w/ Eric

Tag: christianity

  • The King Riding a Borrowed Donkey

    Scripture:“He rode on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.” (Luke 19:28)“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Luke 19:38)“God has made him both Lord and Messiah—this Jesus whom you crucified.” (Acts 2:36) Palm Sunday is an outsiders parade in Luke. Jesus enters Jerusalem without the usual symbols of power—no warhorse, no…

  • Do You See This Woman?

    Scripture:“Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, ‘Do you see this woman?’” (Luke 7:44) Luke tells a dinner story where a “sinful woman” enters, weeps, anoints Jesus, and is silently condemned. The host’s judgment is not subtle: “If Jesus knew what kind of woman this is…” In Luke’s world, women carried reputations…

  • Grief Stops the Parade

    Scripture:“When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, ‘Don’t cry.’” (Luke 7:13) Luke tells the story of a widow in Nain who has lost her only son. In that society, this wasn’t just emotional devastation—it was economic and social vulnerability. A widow without a son could quickly become invisible,…

  • The Women in Jesus’ Family Tree

    Scripture:“He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.” (Luke 1:52)“Tamar… Rahab… Ruth… the wife of Uriah…” (Matthew 1:3, 5–6) Luke doesn’t give us a genealogy the way Matthew does, but Luke absolutely gives us the same theology: God lifts the lowly and works through the overlooked. Matthew makes that…

  • What Restoration Looks Like

    Scripture:“They found the man… sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind.” (Luke 8:35)“They devoted themselves… and all who believed… had all things in common.” (Acts 2:42–47) Luke doesn’t end with fireworks. He ends with a picture of wholeness: clothed, clear-minded, sitting at Jesus’ feet. That’s not merely “symptom management.” That’s…

  • An Outsider of Outsiders

    Scripture:“A man… met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs.” (Luke 8:27)“Jesus came… to seek out and to save the lost.” (Luke 19:10) Luke describes this man in layers of exclusion. He’s not just struggling—he’s socially erased. No home. No…

  • The Injury Caused By Holding On Too Tight

    Scripture (Luke):“When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy.” (Luke 18:23)“How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” (Luke 18:24) Luke brings a rich ruler into the conversation—an insider with everything going for him: moral seriousness, social standing, resources, respectability. He wants eternal life. He…

  • Ashes on the Edges

    Scripture“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.” (Luke 6:20)“He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.” (Luke 1:52) Ash Wednesday is the day we tell the truth out loud: we are dust, and to dust we return. It’s not a threat—it’s a mercy.…

  • Hope Begins Before We See It

    Scripture:“But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.” — Romans 8:25 There’s a sacred truth embedded in this verse that we often forget: hope starts working long before the answer arrives. Hope is not the celebration that comes once everything falls into place. Hope begins in the…

  • Disciples’ Path Week 6: Our UMC Vows

    Vows 1 & 2: Renouncing Sin + Resisting Evil Scripture:“For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.” — Ephesians 5:8 We begin our journey with honesty. The first two vows ask us to renounce the powers of darkness and resist evil, injustice, and…