Observation of Opposites
This is my paraphrase of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12; Luke 6:17-38) Crowds came to touch Jesus. They knew healing power flowed through him. All they needed was a touch from God’s prophet. If only they could reach him. Jesus saw the desperation. He knew suffering brought them. Yet, he felt the spiritual […]
One Tree’s Life
In the passion week, Jesus rode a colt into Jerusalem while the people shouted, “Hosanna!” He cleansed the Temple of money changers and set his fate with the Pharisees. Jesus also killed a fig tree (Matthew 21:1-22; Mark 11:1-25). These events seem to show an abrupt change of character. One Week Jesus rode a colt […]