Emily Parke Chase
Advent is rapidly coming to a close; I hope our brief review of Luke’s gospel is helping you to see a bigger picture of Christmas and how those early events set the scene for the rest of Jesus’ ministry. In chapter 21, Jesus warns his disciples that God’s plan for the world will one day …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 21Are 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 6Thank you for your faithfulness in coming back for the next episode in our Advent study of Luke’s gospel. Today, we are in chapter 4. In heaven, Jesus had never faced temptation, but as a human, Jesus was tested in every way just as we are. After Jesus’ baptism, the Spirit led him into the …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 4We are still early on our Advent journey through Luke’s gospel. Feel free to invite a friend to join this expedition and read with you each day. Remember that there would be no cross nor resurrection without the initial events that we have read about in chapters 1 and 2. Now in chapter 3, Luke …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 3Welcome back to the second of our Advent devotionals as we travel through the gospel of Luke. Chapter 2 offers us the essence of the Christmas story, told to Luke by Mary, the only living eyewitness to most of these events. By the time Luke is writing his gospel around AD 60, Zecharias, Elizabeth, Simeon, …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 2Happy Advent! Every year for the past 40 years, I’ve created a series of 24 devotionals on a theme to prepare our hearts for Christmas. The theme for 2025 will take us on a trip through the 24 chapters of Luke’s gospel. You are welcome to read through the gospel with me, one chapter per …
Read More Advent 2025 – Day 1