As Jesus preached to good new of the kingdom to the crowds in Judea and Galilee, many, if not all, had tons of issues just like people do today. Yet Jesus did not look at them accusingly, but with compassion. Sure, they should have chosen better; sure they should not have continued with their bad […]
Someone once said that questions begin a cycle of learning. There are some interesting questions in the Bible. In Genesis God asked the man and woman, “Where are you?” God asks Job, “Where were you…?” And in Psalm 139 the psalmist is asking if he can escape the presence of God? If he can “fool” […]
Last week Jesus answered the question: What is the greatest commandment? This week he shows how obeying that commandment is lived out in practicality. SB_20160612_Shaw
After clearing the temple and claiming it is “…his Father’s house…” Jesus now takes on some challenges to his authority. In sports, how can you be ‘The Greatest’ if you never compete with anyone? Well, Jesus now is challenged by a number of ‘competitors’ and he proves that he is superior to each and everyone […]