By definition emergencies are not planned, yet we can plan for emergencies. One way to plan is to have at least one first aid kit. If you already have one, do you know what’s in it? Do you know what would be good to have in it? This is the first in a series @shawnritcheyLIVE…
This is the 9th and final episode in this series on the Good Samaritan. In this last episode I suggest the lawyer asked the wrong question of, “Who’s my neighbor?” before Jesus tells the story of the Good Samaritan. When asking, “Who’s our neighbor?” implies that someone is not our neighbor. I believe that allows…
In this 8th installment of the Good Samaritan parable we arrive at defining a neighbor through Merriam Webster, views in Jesus’ day, and finally through Jesus as Prophet, Priest, and returning King. How, then, should this influence our view of our neighbors? Do we include someone’s ethnic background or financial status or religion or “same…
Foreigner, hero, or neighbor? The Good Samaritan is all of these. This is now the 7th in this series on the Good Samaritan story. This video will explore why each of the above descriptions have some truth when referring to the Samaritan. We will also consider how and why Jesus described him. To learn more…
Lord have mercy! This is the 6th in my series on the Good Samaritan parable. In this post we learn why I’m even discussing the word, mercy, as well as the definition of it. This is not a random word, but the assessment a lawyer concluded about the person who offered first aid to a…
Good Samaritan, 5th in the series: Listen to the story with today’s vernacular to hear it anew. What was the message Jesus intended His audience to consider, and what is the message it has for us today? For more information on first aid, or God, or how they so intertwine, please go to: https://shawnritchey.com/first-aid-its-a-god-thing-biblical-guide-to-life-saving/ To subscribe…
Who’s my neighbor sounds like an innocent question, does it? But Luke tells us that the lawyer not only wanted to justify himself but also test Jesus with the questions he asked. Leviticus 19:18, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” was taken very seriously for all pure Jewish people. In fact, Leviticus 19:18 was thought to…
The Good Samaritan was not told as a story because it was Jesus’ turn to do children’s story at synagogue. It was told because a lawyer asked Jesus two specific questions. The first seemed promising, “What do I need to do to inherit eternal life?” Part of the lawyers answer includes Leviticus 19:18 which was…
This is the second in a series on the Good Samaritan. How should we view him? In this post we consider how the audience who heard Jesus share the parable (story) of the Good Samaritan viewed people from Samaria. Though his name is in good standing now with countless clinics, hospitals, and laws named in…
The Good Samaritan is a name many of us recognize. Either because we are familiar with the parable/story as shared in Luke 10:25-37, or because we are aware of the Good Samaritan Law, or we know of clinics and/or hospitals named after this “person.” But what do you really think of this “person?” Most of…