Thinking About It

By the time Jesus had led his disciples across the countryside to Jerusalem, the air was full of revolution. They had stirred up crowds in t...

I posted earlier about giving up something for Lent. But I never said what I had given up. No drumroll needed. I just gave up Facebook on my...

Jesus observed people giving their offering at the Temple. It was common for bystanders to observe the faithful making their offerings there...

On Ash Wednesday Christians are encouraged to remember their mortality. "For dust you are, and to dust you shall return." I'm ...

Easter is obviously a season when we ponder Jesus's death. But why did he have to die? In one sense, Jesus did not have to die. He lived...

Jesus must have been a popular dinner guest. In Luke's Gospel, Jesus dines in the homes of prominent Pharisees at least three times. For...

The Jewish leaders were clearly fed up with Jesus by the time he arrived in Jerusalem. He had been all over the countryside teaching subvers...