“The Day Jesus Changed the Bible” – Luke 4:14-21 (Year C, Third Sunday after Pentecost)
Read the Lectionary Texts Considering how carefully Jesus chose his words during his ministry, it strikes me that this morning's passage from Luke 4 provokes an interesting observation about what Jesus left out of the reading from the prophet Isaiah. You and I know that, in the course of life, it's not always what someone says that's important. Often, what they don't say speaks even louder. Did you notice what Jesus didn't say in the synagogue service that early Sabbath morning in Nazareth? The reading from the Prophet Isaiah: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to bring good [READ MORE]