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 […]
Why Did Jesus HAVE TO Die?
For years, I asked people, “Why did Jesus HAVE TO die? Why did God insist that was the only way?” Jesus even begged for a different way. I received a variety of answers, but they all boiled down to one thing: sin required death. A holy God cannot let sin go unpunished; we all have […]