In the midst of the crowd's jubilation, Jesus lamented as he entered Jerusalem on the last Sunday before his death. He didn't lament for himself, but rather for the people…
Barabbas! We all know the name, and yet he was totally passive in the account of Christ's final hours before his death. But Jesus-Barabbas best represents us and best presents…
The object of Christ's last miracle before his crucifixion, Malchus, the servant of the high priest, had gone out with Judas and others to arrest Jesus. Little did he know that…
What does the account of Christ sending his two disciples into Jerusalem to find and follow a man carrying a water jug tell us? Why such cryptic directions? Is God…
Mary had listened and understood; she had listened more carefully than Christ's disciples and had believed what Jesus said. Thus she came to the meal at Simon the Leper's home…
We are familiar with many of the major figures woven into the account of Christ's final week before his crucifixion: from Judas the betrayer and Caiaphas the High Priest, to Peter…