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Photo by Jonny Gios on Unsplash The weekend scene was festive in Nazareth! The hometown hero was in town for a visit. His neighbors had heard of his famous exploits. They knew his Mom and Dad, and, old rumors aside, Joseph’s family was good enough folk. Normal people. Solid woodworking.  So when the Sabbath came and he was still in town teaching, the worship center was packed! “This is going to put Nazareth on

Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash Read: Luke 4:1-13 Have you seen the commercials for Snickers bars?  The ones with the slogan, “You’re not you when you’re hungry."  There’s one in which a roommate turns into a gremlin because he hasn’t had lunch; he just needs a Snickers.  In another, a lumberjack becomes whiny because he missed his breakfast; he just needs a Snickers.  They’re hangry—so hungry that anger comes easily.  I think many

Photo by Eilis Garvey on Unsplash   Read: Luke 3:21-38   In the passage that we are diving into this week, we are given a list of Jesus’ family lineage. Don’t you wonder why Luke did this? I know I do. Well, I am sure Carson will tell us (no pressure Carson), and maybe he can tell us why Luke dedicates space to this topic three chapters in when Matthew starts his book with a genealogy. Once again, no pressure. But I want to