Several years ago, as he was dying of cancer, a theologian named Alan Lewis wrote a book about Holy Saturday. In the book’s introductory pages,

The violence of our world had taken its toll on him. What the Roman whip and crown of thorns hadn’t taken out of him, the pain of betrayal and the sting

In many of Jesus’ parables, there is some kind of “happy ending.” Some parables end with a miraculous harvest, an unexpected family reunion, or a

The disciples don’t know it, but everything is about to change. After years of being with Jesus, they don’t realize that this meal will come

Most modern Bibles entitle this section something like, “Jesus’ authority challenged.” This makes sense. Here Jerusalem’s religious leaders directly ask Jesus “by what authority” he’s

“If you have anything against anyone, forgive. So, when you pray, your Father heaven will also forgive you.” This kind of conditional statement can tie