Dave Hope, the original player with the group Kansas, went from an extravagant, self indulgent, rock and roll life style to cleaning toilets in a little obscure church in the Florida Panhandle: all because of a 1980 encounter with Jesus Christ. Today he is Director of Christian Formation at St. Andrews by the Sea Episcopal Church in Destin, Florida. Drawing from years of diverse life experiences and his intense study of the Scripture, Dave now shares in his own unique and humorous style this commentary on Luke's Gospel. In his own words, here's why: 'Maybe my basic urge to communicate with you, the reader, stems from the fact that I enjoy reading and sharing the Bible. It seems we humans have this crazy trait instilled in us that draws us out of hiding to share with others whatever is making our day. I am sure you have had the 'I-just-gotta-share-this-great-joke' urge before. Or you have been in the path of the proud parent or grandparent whose duty it is to give a detailed account, pictures included, of their kids.
Sometimes the passion to share comes upon us when we bite into a great piece of pie that makes us do that weird humming sound when we first taste it. Then we immediately slide the plate across the table to our company, and with a full mouth mumble, 'This is great, try it.'
I think this is as close as I will get to answering my own question of why I am writing. You see, just like a great piece of pie, when I taste God's word it has the same effect on me. You know that weird, musical, humming sound that comes from your insides and on up through your throat when you're satisfied? That same sort of sensation happens to me when I read and really connect with God's word. I believe God's word is meant to be a type of music that is to be tasted and heard with your heart. Once digested, it can carry one's imagination and soul to places where it normally wouldn't, or couldn't have been able to go on its own.
