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Q Luke reports that when Jesus died there was an eclipse or something that darkened the sky. He also says “The curtain in the Temple ripped right down the middle” (Luke 23:45). Matthew said the ripped curtain took place during an earthquake. The …
AS THEY LED JESUS TO HIS EXECUTION, they arrested a bystander named Simon of Cyrene, who had just come into town. They forced him to carry the cross of Jesus. By this time a huge crowd had started to follow the procession headed to the place of …
I SAW MY FAMILY DOCTOR YESTERDAY. I had a small bump erupt on my face a few weeks ago. My daughter, who is a nurse practitioner, suggested I see a dermatologist. My dermatologist has an opening in June. This is March. I saw my family doctor …
I CREATED TWO NEW VIDEOS recently to help folks get a better understanding about what Jesus went through on Thursday night, when he got arrested, and on Friday, when he got crucified. If you haven’t seem them yet, I’ll put the links …
Q Jesus rode a colt—a young donkey—into Jerusalem to fulfill prophecies, according to Matthew’s version of this story (Matthew 21:4-5). In one prophecy, Isaiah talks about a king coming into Jerusalem (Isaiah 62:11). In another, Zachariah describes …
A YOUNG MAN in my extended family committed suicide this week. In my community, we’ve had several school-age kids kill themselves in recent months. One was a 17-year-old scholar and athlete with a good sense of humor and a perfect score on his ACT …
I TOOK A WEEK OFF WORK to visit family in northern Ohio last week. It snowed. Several times. I stayed with family who live in a house the Amish built on a piney woods, once a Christmas tree farm. Someone text the Hallmark Channel. And put out a …
Q Luke says that “Satan got inside the head of Judas” (Luke 22:3 Casual English Bible). Other Bible versions translated “Satan entered into Judas” (New Living Translation). What do you think happened? Did Judas become demon possessed? Or did Satan …
PEOPLE HAVE CUT OFF BODY PARTS because of something Jesus said. I’ll let you hear what Jesus said, but let me warn you first. What Jesus says is hyperbole—exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis. He wants to get a point across, so he says it big. We …
I’M TAKING A FEW DAYS OFF, but I’m leaving you in the good hands of Jesus. I’m working my way through the Gospel of Mark, in paraphrasing the Casual English Bible, and I’m loving the energy I’m finding in the words of Jesus. There’s a freshness to …
Q When Jesus passed out pieces of bread to the disciples he said “This is my body. I’m giving it for you—for your sake. When you do this, remember me” (Luke 22:19). Was he talking about what became the ritual of communion, also known as Mass? Or was …
WE’RE IN A COUNTDOWN to the execution of God’s Son. After tomorrow, there’s just three more Friday’s to go. Come sundown on March 30, when Jews begin their Sabbath rest, Jesus will be resting in peace. At least that’s …
