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 […]
We come to the story of Jesus’ friend, Lazarus. “If You would have been here, he wouldn’t have died” comes from both sisters. But Jesus has other plans. The resurrection of Lazarus is the final straw for the Pharisees. “If He keeps performing signs like these, EVERYONE will believe in Him and we will lose […]