Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole cohort around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt...
Honeymaid, Wholesome, and the Power of Love
posted by DJL
What do you do when someone offends you, or tries to hurt you, or goes out of their way to slight you? As persons of faith, we confess that we would try – huge emphasis on try – to return that hurt with compassion and forgiveness. This is what we see in Jesus’ life and, most acutely, in his death and resurrection: his refusal to return hate but instead to offer love, believing and trusting that love, ultimately, is more powerful than hate. While I find this message in Scripture regularly, however, it’s also nice to have it reaffirmed in the public square and, at times, in the commercial square. Honeymaid, the company who for years...
Matthew 27:24-26
posted by DJL
So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” Then the people as a whole answered, “His blood be on us and on our...
Makin’ Jump Sh...
posted by DJL
I’ll be honest, I don’t follow basketball all that much anymore, but beyond having so many friends avidly following the “March madness” that culminates this weekend, I used to spend hours upon hours shooting hoops with guys from the neighborhood while in junior high school. We’d talk...
Matthew 27:20-23
posted by DJL
Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed. The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is...