When I became a follower of Jesus some twenty-eight years earlier, after studying the Bible to prove my newly baptized Christian wife wrong about the whole religious thing, I shared some of the things I had learned from the Bible with my sweet mom and grandmother. The passages on the state...
Let’s think for a while about the personalities and the forces driving the events leading to the trial and crucifixion. From the very beginning, it was the “Establishment” which drove the events. The well-established RELIGIOUS establishment which first viewed Jesus as a nuisance, then a thre...
In the Apostle Paul’s day, he had to contend with two facets of people. He had to discern the unique aspect of two persons’ opinion about spiritual things. He used observation and dialogue for this. He also considered the broader views. Nevertheless, Paul’s preaching style promoted and ...
The Crucifixion…23When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. 24So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots...