The favorite man of the Bible for this chapter is one who is rarely mentioned in the Scriptures, yet is an important Bible personality. Not only is he a biblical character; he is also one who was responsible for writing part of the Bible, one who helped to bring the New Testament into being. His name is Luke.

Luke, the Doctor

We could call him Dr. Luke, because we read that he was "Luke, the beloved physician" (Colossians 4:14). Actually, we know very little about the man. We do know that he was a doctor. That’s why I call him "a man with a scalpel and a pen:" with a scalpel, because he was a doctor. ... with a pen, because he was an author.

Probably the first place we meet Luke (although his name is not used) is when Paul was on his second missionary journey (Acts 16). Paul wasn’t quit…