Passion Week
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Are Your Fig Trees In Bloom?

Mark 11: 12-25 It was the morning after. Having made quite the entrance into Jerusalem – palm branches waved and laid down; hosannas lifted high – Jesus and His disciples woke up in Bethany again. Good friends are just that. Good. There’s no mention of Martha this morning. I suspect she’d have been up at Continue reading
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I’m No Fan Of Jesus

JOHN 12, LUKE 19 On this Sunday, Jesus woke up in Bethany with the fragrance of nard still filling the air around Him. Perhaps a strong reminder of what lay ahead. He and His twelve made their way into Jerusalem, where the crowds were gathering. 12The next day, when the large crowd that had come to Continue reading
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Saturday’s Still Silence

The only words we hear on Saturday are from those who wanted Jesus dead. And His followers quiet. On Saturday, the priests and Pharisees approached Pilate. No words from God. No words from His followers. Another period of silence. Between the here and the not yet. The angst and the resolve. Just silence. It’s easy to Continue reading