I suppose you’ve heard that both Matthew and Luke give us a report that after the spontaneous Palm Sunday parade, Jesus went into the Temple courts, not to pray but to clean house! Today let’s take a closer look at that historic event which caused quite a stir in Jerusalem, and it raised the bounty […]
As you listen to the public conversation, no matter which social media platform you use, or which mainstream media outlet is your favorite, or even if you listen to barber shop chatter, do you feel the word ‘CONFUSION’ would be a fair, overall summary, of the opinions you hear, no matter where you live in […]
I’m sure you’ve had the experience of looking forward to an event on your calendar for a long time, and then FINALLY that week arrives! Remember how excited you were? That is what was happening, deep in the soul of Jesus, as He rode that donkey, down the slope of the mount of Olives, to the cheers […]
Many parts of our world LOVE parades, do you? Especially parades with lots of people and even animals participating. Parades in the first century usually celebrated some royalty person like the Caesar, or a military victory conquering new territory. Parades like that were normally well-planned giving people ample opportunity to gather for the […]
Have you ever seen a very honorable, generous act be totally rejected or ridiculed or maligned by selfish people wanting to cause chaos? No, I’m not talking about politics, rather in this case I’m talking about what happened at a dinner party given in Jesus’ honor by Martha, Mary and Lazarus, as reported in John 12. Yesterday we […]
We’re now a little more than 3 weeks away from Easter 2026, and as you know, recently I’ve been trying to lead us on a chronological journey with Jesus. We’ve been following Jesus and His disciples through the Gospels toward Passover/Easter weekend. Yesterday we were in the ancient, historic city of Jericho. Yes, this is the very same Jericho […]
Have you ever seen a person that you found yourself thinking is beyond the hope of God’s help or even God’s love? Honestly now, even good Christians can find themselves judgmental of a person who seems to be so far gone, as a result of their bad choices, that perhaps you consider them beyond God’s mercy, right? […]
I’ve often wondered what it would have been like to be among that group of disciples, walking along with Jesus from town to town. That’s why I call our time together “Walking with Jesus”. Do you suppose the disciples could tell when Jesus was about to do a miracle or speak some profound truth […]
Self-Preservation is a deeply rooted emotion in our human species, isn’t it? From infancy we all have a natural inner drive to protect ourselves from danger and especially from death. Yesterday we witnessed one of the greatest miracles of all time as Jesus raised Lazarus from having been dead at least five days, as recorded in John 11. […]
Yesterday, I left you with a very important series of questions which focused on this: Does God have Purpose in our Pain? If so, how could pain possibly benefit us or bring glory to God or be of help to someone else? Have you wrestled with those questions when you or someone you love is in excruciating, […]
