The Triumphal Entry
I had never heard the Romans did their own parade of power during Passover. This caused me to think that maybe Andrew Thayer was onto something. Maybe Jesus’ Palm Sunday entry was a kind of parody. But the more I thought about it the less likely Thayer’s idea seemed...
The Quality of the Offended
The Quality of the Offended Some years ago I first heard the argument that the reason why unrepentant sinners must experience everlasting torment is due to the offense being against God, whose goodness is infinite. I considered the argument an outlier, not to be taken...
Cross Torture
Cross Torture In the first century killing could be done quickly and easily. One swipe of a sword could separate a man’s body from his head. Crucifixion was something quite different, even if in the end the same conclusion was reached. Crucifixion was...
Two Kinds of Men
“There are two kinds of men who never amount to very much: Those who cannot do what they are told, and those who can do nothing else.” – Cyrus H.K. Curtis
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