My mother-in-law grew up in The Bronx, attending, as I found out several years back, a Presbyterian church. In the same neighborhood were many Jews, observant Jews. “Did you know…
Acta non verba—deeds, not words. That would be great. But, we get carried along, carried off by a feeling, and say things, and then we figure out the feeling and…
Up to this point, Luke has measured his account by weeks, even months. Now, it’s by hours: time is short. The vast majority of people in those times didn’t eat…
Oh, the disciples had seen miracles. The anticipation and excitement reach that point when, at the crest of the Mount of Olives, with Jerusalem and the Temple in full view—so…
So here is the sum of it. Jesus has been describing a way to live governed by God’s principles, life God’s way, a heart being filled with God. This happens…
Big things happen in little Bethany. Bethany was on the road up to the Mount of Olives. From the top of the Mount of Olives, you could see Jerusalem spreading…
The Lord sets a limit. We’ve all had acquaintance with suffering, pain, sorrow, grief. Some of us have been there for what felt like a long time. Maybe a few…
The lectionary that several denominations use—the order of Scripture readings for the year—is organized in such a way that, around this time of year each year, we hear Jesus speaking…
“What is truth?” Oh, it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. In Jesus Christ, Superstar, what Pilate goes on to say has always stuck with me: “We all have truths! …
Jesus came to call people to follow, to believe and follow: only believe, just follow. If they weren’t sure whether they believed, Jesus told them to follow and see. “Trust…