This morning I finished ‘The Story’: Luke’s ‘epic journey with Jesus, the Son of God, and his first followers’. A great new presentation of the gospel of Luke and the Acts of the apostles. Engaging, inspiring, thought-provoking, puzzling. Some of my thoughts: I hadn’t previously noticed the strong connection in Luke’s gospel between Jesus and his cousin John. The links and contrast appear right from the opening chapter, then keep cropping up all the way through. John: repentance, austerity, preparation; Jesus: celebration, healing, a new way of living, God’s kingdom starting.