Tag: Judas

Have you ever had one of those moments when something you had previously only heard about suddenly became reality? The experience could be good or bad. I remember when the first Gulf War started. I remember explicitly where I was when I heard the news. I remember discussing the draft…

Over many years of pastoring, I have counseled a lot of people struggling with how to line up their faith with whatever issues they were dealing with. And so often, those discussions go back to one of the most basic principles of faith: believe. Before one can exercise faith, one…

In Star Wars Episode 1, the dimwitted and clumsy Jar Jar Binks is saved from certain death by Mater Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn. The tradition of his culture dictates that he now owes Qui-Gon a life debt. Jar Jar pledges loyalty to him forever. It's a theme found in plenty of…

Every good Christian knows that it's right to want God's will to be done. Sometimes we even make a point of saying as much when we pray. But it's easy to talk about God's will glibly. It's another thing to generally desire his will be done in the mist of…

We have finally reached that point of culmination. All that Jesus has planned and prepared for is about to unfold. We pick up the story on Wed., as Jesus prepares to celebrate the final Passover with his disciples. Only this time, it's special. A day later he will become the…