Good News for the Fallen

March 3, 2016

“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith […]

When a Good Man Falls

March 2, 2016

“Even if they all fall away, I will not!” (Mark 14:29). Peter meant every word. He really believed it. That’s […]

When Did Satan Enter Judas?

March 1, 2016

“Jesus replied, ‘Did I not choose you twelve—and one of you has the devil in his heart?’” (John 6:70 Phillips). […]

The Other Judas

February 29, 2016

“Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, ‘Lord, how is it You’re going to reveal yourself to us and not to the […]

Bickering at the Last Supper

February 28, 2016

“Then a dispute also arose among them about who should be considered the greatest” (Luke 22:24). This may be the […]

Selling Out the Son of God

February 27, 2016

“Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him” (Mark 3:19). When the gospel writers give us their accounts of Jesus’ final days, two […]

Peter’s Feet

February 26, 2016

“You will never wash my feet—ever!” Peter said (John 13:8). Feet stink when they are dirty. That’s a human fact, […]

The Judas in All of Us

February 25, 2016

From the movie Judas (2004) “’What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?’ So […]

Jesus Praises a Poor Widow

February 24, 2016

Front and back of the lepton (or “mite”). The widow gave two of these tiny coins.  “This poor widow has […]

The Sadducees Ask a Trick Question

February 23, 2016

“At the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?” (Luke 20:33) Talk about a […]