(Read John 17) In Scripture, we have only a few examples of Jesus’ prayer life. Even Jesus had his private moments, when he laid his heart bare before God (see Hebrews 4:7). That is why this passage is so precious. We finally get a peek into his personal desires as expressed in prayer before his […]
Lent
It Matters (Matthew 25)
Jesus is within a few days of a death he has faced for months, perhaps years. He knows when and how he will die. He has a sense of the soon-to-come event as he shares two parables and an allegory with his disciples. Speaking privately (see Matthew 24:3) and urgently, He wants his closest followers […]