On Jesus’ third day in the Passion week, He sets aside time for His disciples. He will teach them away from the crowded city streets and the Temple. Jesus makes a quick trip into the city today, then He takes His disciples for some private time with Him. They go to a hill that overlooks […]
With His arrival on a donkey, Jesus completed His first day of His final work. It is the second day, and Jesus has MUCH to say to the people. This day will begin and end with a fig tree. In between are a mountain of parables. If only the people had actually listened. But, that […]
It’s time for Jesus to go to Jerusalem the last time. This is His final road trip, and He doesn’t waste it. He works and takes a final rest before starting the hardest week of His life. I’m sorry. I spent all of yesterday trying to organize Jesus’ final week; Passion Week. In do doing, […]
It’s time for Jesus to go to Jerusalem the last time. This is His final road trip, and He doesn’t waste it. He works all the way there. We are coming down to the culmination of Jesus’ work on earth. Something that surprised me is where He starts from. We are told that He withdrew […]
Jesus is in the region of Judea on the other side of the Jordan. He went here after nearly being stoned. This is His last confrontation with the Pharisees, prior to going to Jerusalem. I discovered that things are out of order again; at least it looks like that to me. These events look like […]