Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: The Three Crosses, 1653 In a letter to early Christians in the cosmopolitan city of Corinth, the Apostle Paul writes these striking words: “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power …
Vulnerability of the Powerful: an illustration from King Hussein
This past weekend in my message, "The Sent Son," from Luke 20:1-19, I shared an illustration from Kenneth Bailey's excellent book, Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels, from the life of King Hussein I of Jordan. I am trusting Bailey about the accuracy of the story since he writes: "I was able …
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