By David Timms Confusion marked that first Palm Sunday. To the casual observer, it looked fairly straightforward. Jesus, the renowned teacher from about 70 miles to the north, was riding into Jerusalem on a colt—a young horse. According to Luke’s account of the event (Luke 19:29-40), Jesus’ disciples lined the road ahead of him […]
By Joyce Long The shortcut confused her. Then the directions changed. The programmed GPS voice announced, “Recalculating.” Again the trip rerouted. Sound familiar? Plans change. Often our journeys take a detour before we reach our final destination. There are no shortcuts to following Jesus. The road to the cross confronts us with his ultimate […]
By Dr. Doug Redford On March 23, 2011, a bomb exploded in a section of the city of Jerusalem. The cause was traced to a terrorist plot. Not long after the attack occurred, a representative from Hebrew Union College (which has a branch campus in Jerusalem) sent an e-mail to assure concerned individuals that […]
Queations and Answers for Small GroupsBy Dan Lentz 1. Talk about a time when you were falsely accused of a wrongdoing or took the punishment for someone else’s wrong. How did it feel to be falsely judged? Read John 18:28-38. 2. Do you see differences in the way the Jewish leaders were […]
By Sam E. Stone Instead of continuing chronologically through the Gospel of John, this week we will consider events leading up to the cross. Then on Easter Sunday, we will study the resurrection. Jesus actually underwent not one trial, but three. Two high priests were involved in the trials (Luke 3:2). The three Synoptic […]
