The Temple, Herod’s Temple, was built to make an impression. When architects build to impress, they think about how best to do that. Size is one factor, the scale. The…
It’s not as if, before the time of Martin Luther, there had been no inkling that something had gone wrong, that the church needed to get back to the basics,…
Jesus tells us the meek will inherit the earth. They will be the ones to enjoy the fulfillment of the promise when the new heaven and the new earth come.…
Today is a day for wrapping up. Next Sunday, I’ll start telling the story from the top once again. What crowns the story, its conclusion and vision, is Christ…
So, eighteen years is a long time, bent over, suffering, for eighteen years. Then there’s Jesus. Maybe she always went to synagogue on Sabbath. Maybe she was there that Sabbath…
Love your enemies. Jesus phrases the matter strongly to make a strong point, a holy point. Enemies oppose us because of what we believe. We are their enemy because their…