Mark 15:15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed hm over to be crucified. Crowds are fickle entities. One minute they are protesting the police and demanding that the police departments be defunded, and the next minute they are complaining that it is taking too longContinue reading “Mark 15:15 Following the Crowd”
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Apr 30 Political Expedience – John 19:15
Luke 19:15 But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” “Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered. There are moments in history that change its course, both personally and even collectively. Some of those changes are small, seemingly insignificant moments. Some areContinue reading “Apr 30 Political Expedience – John 19:15”
Three Times – Luke 23:22
Luke 23:22 For the third time he spoke to them: “Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him.” Things that are important are often repeated. We say “I love you” to those we love. AndContinue reading “Three Times – Luke 23:22”
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