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Gospel of Luke – Songs and Videos

Welcome to a musical and visual journey through the Gospel of Luke. Both music and images have been part of the Christian tradition for centuries. This is a personal devotional project, not sponsored by any church or denomination.

Prayer and Spiritual Formation

The chapters each bring up topics relevant to everyday life. I have shared reflective questions and my own response to each chapter in a prayer. I hope you will share your thoughts in the video comments.

Each of us is on a personal spiritual journey. This is expressed beautifully in the chorus to the song “Unwritten”:

“… No one else can speak the words on your lips. Drench yourself in words unspoken; Live your life with arms wide open. Today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten.”

Regardless of where you are in your life, your story isn’t over.

Does Luke still matter today?

Luke’s Gospel has brought hope and peace to many, helped to overcome fears and disappointment, and opened hearts to compassion. A few hours with Luke’s Gospel might change the way that you experience life for the better.

Should I also read the Gospel?

The Gospel of Luke has more detail about the events in each chapter. Watching the video either before or after reading the Gospel may deepen your experience of the Gospel; these songs are not intended to replace reading Luke’s own words.

But is it TRUE?

A commonly asked question is whether the Bible is literally an historical document that provides a factual account of the events of that time, which we can confirm from written documents and archeological findings. In the context of spiritual formation, this question itself is more problematic than the answer.

We know that the human mind has many capabilities, we can experience, imagine, think logically, investigate, discover, conclude, create, and hold moral, political, and spiritual beliefs for example. These capabilities, and others, are distinct and inherently part of our humanity.

We do not ask whether a beautiful piece of music is “true,” because that question obviously makes little sense to apply to music. For the most part, I think there is little to be gained by asking whether religious teachings are “true” for a similar reason. Not because we can apply intellectualizations such as “the Gospels contain truth” or “it’s mostly metaphors,” but rather because the question itself is not applicable to this type of material. More gently, it’s not necessary or helpful to push too hard on this question.

Luke was intended to contribute to our spiritual development and, like other spiritual writings, it works on us most deeply if we take it in without reservation, live with it, and let it work on our inner life. From this perspective, I believe that the Gospel of Luke is true, and to believe otherwise would be an intellectual and spiritual error on my part.

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