The Children’s Song

One of the moments that sometimes gets lost in stories of Passion Week is something traditionally called The Children’s Hosanna. It is a brief mention in Matthew’s gospel, chapter 21. Right after the Triumphal Entry, while Jesus was healing the blind and...

A Certain Young Man

One thing I like to do when I read the gospel accounts of the Passion is to concentrate on specific people in each scene. This year, I’ve been thinking about John Mark. Most scholars agree he is the disciple who wrote the New Testament book of Mark. It is a...

People on the Way

People are the most important part of any journey. And Jesus met some interesting souls on his way to Jerusalem. Each one deserves a blog post and study of his own, but we’ll do a quick overview of a few today. Moses – Jesus and Moses met on the top of a...