by Chris Wiles | Mar 3, 2012 | Faith
The background of Jesus’ life’s work comes from the book of Isaiah. In Luke 4:16-21, Jesus walks into the synagogue. It’s no accident that the scroll of Isaiah is handed to Him. Jesus unrolls it, and reads to His audience a few selections from the prophet’s... by Chris Wiles | Mar 1, 2012 | Faith
“Hello, hello…you’re in a place called Vertigo…” The song is “Vertigo” by U2, from their album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. You’ll notice the obvious mixture of sacred and secular imagery, including the story of the girl wearing some... by Chris Wiles | Feb 29, 2012 | Faith
Our stories are precious things. They flow through us—and out of us—in rivulets of nouns and verbs and all the other fragments of human speech that give life its form. Language is how we enter the world—both literally as well as figuratively. The Christian Bible... by Chris Wiles | Feb 28, 2012 | Art
When most think of Luke, they think of the ancient physician who wrote a biography about Jesus. But most don’t think of Luke as an artist. In fact, Luke is counted as the patron saint of artists. According to the writings of the early church, Luke was one of the... by Chris Wiles | Feb 24, 2012 | Faith
The following story is, obviously, fiction. It’s a conversation that might have happened if the events of the early church had happened in our culture. Luke was the author of one of the four gospels, which tell the story of Jesus, and the sequel book called Acts....
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