“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! …
There had to be a donkey to show the King was entering in. Jesus knew what he was doing. What he was doing wasn’t lost on people: wasn’t lost on…
I’ve been trying to take Mark’s account—what Peter told Mark—in order this year. Today, with our forty-day walk to Easter about to begin, I’m jumping ahead. Today is Transfiguration Sunday. …
Mark’s version, church tradition tells us, is based upon Peter’s recollection. Mark was secretary and personal assistant to Peter in his last years. Mark’s—Peter’s—account begins, not with a genealogy, nor…
There are times when I’m encouraged to think that, deep down, the world doesn’t want to banish Christ from Christmas. Deep down, the world knows it needs Christ, needs God,…
It’s been nearly two hundred fifty years since we had a king. Maybe you have an interest in the British royal family, one of the best soap operas. Will Charles…
Jesus is teaching his faithful, expanding their spiritual horizons to take in what he’s been telling them, but it’s tough. There’s a lot of distraction and a lot of resistance. …
Have you thought about how many miles Jesus walked? He walks almost as far as Ethel Cloudt, who’s logged about 230 miles so far this year. This going out is…
The disciples are on their journey, proclaiming and healing by the authority of Jesus: in the name and in the character of Jesus. They’re taking the name of Jesus…
All Glory, Laud and Honor Christians have been singing “All Glory, Laud and Honor” since 1861. The words, though, go back to the ninth century, the 800s, to a period…