The Sunday's lectionary reading for the Third before Advent in Year C is Luke 20.27–38. Once more, the lectionary makes an odd choice; it would be more natural to read on to verse 40 and complete the ...
If everything Jesus did and said wasn't true, then His disciples would quickly disperse after His death. They didn't do that.
In today's Gospel, Jesus sends 72 disciples on a mission to proclaim the kingdom of God. They face hostility but are called ...