suffering of jesus
Earth-shaking and heart-breaking
Posted 10/04/09
Jesus identifies with all humanity at the lowest possible common denominator by growing up in the ghetto as if He was poor (Nazareth), getting baptized as if He was a sinner, receiving the Holy S …(Continue Reading)
Thursday's Thought - What Jesus' Hunger Teaches Us
Posted 03/26/09
Jesus' hunger introduces us to a number of ironies to which Matthew more or less explicitly alludes: Jesus is hungry (v. …(Continue Reading)
Foreboding foreshadows of hope
Posted 03/22/09
All through the Old Testament people foreshadowing the coming of Christ suffered, but never ultimately. Abraham raised the knife to slay Isaac, but the knife never came down. …(Continue Reading)
Thursday's Thought - Jesus Had a Rough Childhood
Posted 01/22/09
Jesus had a rough childhood (Mat 2:13-23). But not without purpose. …(Continue Reading)
Tuesday's Tag - When Love Makes You Suffer
Posted 12/23/08
The people who love you the most can hurt you the most. The wife whose husband loves her dearly has the power to make him suffer miserably. …(Continue Reading)
Why Jesus Would Have Appalled You
Posted 11/08/08
An alien breed invades planet earth, destroys all military outposts, puts to death every member of every government, and forces the rest to work as slaves. …(Continue Reading)
