As the Day Begins “I lay down My life… No one takes it from Me.” — John 10:17–18 There is something deeply steadying about knowing that Jesus was not cornered into the cross. In John 10, our Lord speaks as the Good Shepherd, and the Greek verb He uses for “lay down” is tithēmi—to setContinue reading “Love That Was Never Forced”
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When Questions Hide Motives
A Day in the Life of Jesus Scripture: Mark 11:26–33 (cf. Matthew 21:23–27; Luke 20:1–8) Walking Through the Temple Courts I imagine the dust swirling around Jesus’ feet that morning as He walked through the Temple area in Jerusalem. The echoes of commerce had faded—the tables He overturned days before no longer clattered withContinue reading “When Questions Hide Motives”