So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” Then the people as a whole answered, “His blood be on us and on our...
Makin’ Jump Sh...
posted by DJL
I’ll be honest, I don’t follow basketball all that much anymore, but beyond having so many friends avidly following the “March madness” that culminates this weekend, I used to spend hours upon hours shooting hoops with guys from the neighborhood while in junior high school. We’d talk...
Matthew 27:20-23
posted by DJL
Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed. The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is...
Hyper-realistic Art
posted by DJL
It’s Friday. That’s probably about all I need to say about the following post. Okay, maybe just a little more. I was seriously taken by these pictures by Eloy Morales. And I think you will be, too. Look carefully – what do you see? Odd, unusual perhaps, but look a...
Matthew 27:19
posted by DJL
While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him.” This is a detail unique to Matthew. No other gospel says anything about Pilate’s wife. In fact, to the...
Does Emma Watson Offer a Picture of the Future?
posted by DJL
Emma Watson, the actress who brought Hermione Granger to life in the Harry Potter films, is now starring the in Darren Aronofsky’s adaption of the biblical story of Noah. In a recent interview with The Telegraph, she described herself as someone who is “more spiritual than specifically religious.” She went on to say, “I had a sense that I believed in a higher power, but that I was more of a Universalist. I see that there are these unifying tenets between so many religions.” So here’s my question, in this trend toward a more generalized belief in God rather than adherence to a particular tradition, is Emma a representative of the...
Matthew 27:15-18
posted by DJL
Now at the festival the governor was accustomed to release a prisoner for the crowd, anyone whom they wanted. At that time they had a notorious prisoner, called Jesus Barabbas. So after they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or...
Learning from Costly Mistakes
posted by DJL
Mistakes. We all make them. And, by and large, we all dread them. I get that. I hate making mistakes. They make me feel foolish and incompetent. They undermine my confidence and make it harder to reach my goals. They feel like setbacks, if not out and out failures. And sometimes those mistakes are costly or painful or both, to me and to others. Mistakes are therefore something to be avoided. That’s the common narrative we tell ourselves about mistakes, and there is something deeply and obviously true about that story. But there’s another story as well. And that is that mistakes, if we pay attention to them, have a great deal to teach us....
Matthew 27:11-14
posted by DJL
Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You say so.” But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he did not answer. Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many accusations they make against...
Sabbatical Accountab...
posted by DJL
I wish I could pass this off as genuine and then tomorrow tell you it was an April Fools’ Day jest. But there are some jokes – usually involving fooling others – that I can never quite pull off. And, besides, you’d recognize immediately that it was a gag. But it’s...
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