Devotions on John 20:1-18-The Passion of Jesus Christ March 26-April 1, 2018 (Instead of focusing on Easter’s lesson of the day through Holy Week, I have chosen to reflect on what Jesus said and did each day of Holy Week. Many of my thoughts are drawn from Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan’s book, The […]
Month: March 2018
John 19:16b-22, Jesus King of the Jews
Devotions on John 19:16b-22-Jesus King of the Jews March 19-25, 2018 Monday, March 19, 2018-Jesus King of the Jews “So they took Jesus” (John 19:16b) Pushing and shoving, the Jewish authorities and the crowd force Jesus to walk what we now call the Via De La Rosa. Foolishly they convince themselves that they have […]
John 19:1-16a, Jesus Before Pilate
Devotions on John 19:1-16a-Jesus Before Pilate March 12-18, 2018 Monday, March 12, 2018-Jesus Before Pilate “They kept coming to him saying “Hail, King of the Jews” (John 19:3)! Cindy Dawson, was raised in a conservative Christian family. She took her faith seriously, at an early age. This meant that she didn’t drink or take […]
John 18:28-40, Jesus Before Pilate
Devotions on John 18:28-40-Jesus Before Pilate March 5-11, 2018 Monday, March 5, 2018-Jesus Before Pilate “They themselves did not enter the headquarters, so as to avoid ritual defilement” (John 18:28). In the middle of the drama of that first Holy Week, the Jewish leaders demonstrated a natural human inclination. They attempted to keep themselves […]