Monthly Archives: November 2010

Jesus in the passage below encounters three men who say they want to follow him.  Jesus calls them out on things that they put before him.  First on their schedules is family.  When I asked people in Chicago what they … Continue reading →

After such a high as the Mount of Transfiguration, Jesus and his close disciples come back down into a world full of corruption.  Jesus’ frustration is apparent as he chides the people.  He points out that the people themselves are … Continue reading →

In verse 27 it said that some standing there would not taste death before they see the Kingdom of God.  Some people who don’t trust the Bible think this is something that Jesus got wrong.  They think of it as … Continue reading →

We sometimes forget when Jesus said taht his followers should take up the cross he is calling us to a life of pain.  It is painful to put Jesus before friends, family, and coworkers.  We must deny ourselves more than … Continue reading →

For a week or so, we have been reading how people in Jesus’ time tried to make sense of who he was.  Although his miracles were signs he tried to keep them quiet.  He wasn’t a ‘miracle worker’.  Although he … Continue reading →