How Do We Deal With Jesus? Jesus’ own family asked the question. The Pharisees asked it as well. Both groups arrived at slightly different answers, but their aim was essentially the same⸺to shut Jesu...
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:12, 1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15), Mark 3:20-35, Psalm 138:, Matthew 16:23, John 15:12-17
How Do We Deal With Jesus? Our lectionary passage this week forces us to ask this question. Jesus’ own family asked the question. The Pharisees asked it as well. Both groups arrived at slightly diffe...
Matthew 10:16, 2 Timothy 3:12, Romans 5:10, Hebrews 12:2-3, Luke 6:22
Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies. At the end all his disciples deserted him. On the Cross he was utterly alone, surrounded by evildoers and mockers. For this cause he had come, to bring ...