Emily Parke Chase
Take a seat and slow down for a moment while we continue our Advent adventure in Luke 14 today. Once again, Jesus is teaching and telling stories. And once again, two unique parables appear in this chapter, stories not found in the other gospels. Can you identify them? Today, however, we will focus on the …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 14The Christmas story is unfolding as we progress through Advent. Today you will find us in Luke, chapter 13. Did your parents ever tell you stories before bedtime? My mother read me stories by Thornton Burgess, a series of books that each featured a different animal in the forest and meadow. Reddy Fox tried to …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 13We are halfway through Advent already! Thank you for continuing to visit with me here. Have you found it helpful to read a chapter of Luke each day? In Chapter 12, we find three parables that are all unique to Luke’s gospel. One of them is about the faithful servants being ready and alert when …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 12As Christmas draws nearer, have you been praying for your family gatherings? Some people love the holidays, but others dread the prospect of being cooped up with relatives. Advent offers an opportunity for prayer and preparation for those holiday gatherings. In Luke 11, Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray. Have you ever looked at …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 11Welcome back to another Advent thought from Luke’s gospel. Do you remember being a child at Christmas and poking at gifts under the tree, asking questions like, “Is this the Lego set I wanted?” or “Is there a doll or a truck in that box?” Luke 10 is also full of questions. A man approaches …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 10Christmas is coming, and we are celebrating Advent by reading the gospel of Luke. Today, let’s see what Luke 9 tells us. In this chapter, Peter, James and John followed Jesus up the mountain and saw him transfigured before their eyes. His face gleamed and his body glowed with his original heavenly glory. Did you …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 9Ready for another peek into Luke’s gospel? How will chapter 8 relate to Advent and to our lives today? Luke 8 contains parables, miracles and teaching. Still, a thread pulls us through the different events. As a storm races across the sea of Galilee and threatens to flood their boat, the disciples are afraid; when …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 8Today, we are completing our first week of Advent as we read Luke’s gospel. How hard it must have been for the disciples to look at a man standing in flesh and blood before them and believe that he was the Son of God, the Messiah. Would it be even harder to believe if that …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 7Are you busy getting ready for Christmas? Do you wish you had several elves to help you accomplish all that needs to be done before the holiday arrives? Thank you for setting aside time to join me in our Advent study of Luke, chapter 6. Jesus had no elves as helpers. He had only three …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 6Welcome to those joining us today for the first time, and welcome to all the “vets” too as we continue exploring Luke’s gospel in this Advent series of devotionals. Today, we are focusing on Luke 5. If you have already read today’s chapter, perhaps you have noted how many miracles take place in this section. …
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