[Journey with Jesus - Day 11] Jesus was a maverick, if you ask me, liked to do things differently and stir things up, not least because of the dubious company he seemed to keep. He hung out with all the wrong people – prostitutes, lepers, tax collectors – he scraped the bottom of the barrel … Continue reading A scandalous anointing – Simon’s Story
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John the Baptist – The prison of doubt.
[Journey with Jesus - Day 11] The prison cell was so dark and small. I’d been used to the vast and bright wilderness, to being free to roam. Now, I was a prisoner. I’d been used to crowds following me, hanging on my every word. Now, I was utterly alone. I’d been used to being … Continue reading John the Baptist – The prison of doubt.
The widow at Nain
[Journey with Jesus - Day 10] Life had never been easy, but rather, full of grief. I had cried many tears - the first when my poor baby girl died in infancy; a few years later, it was eldest son who was taken away by a fever when he was just a boy. His brother … Continue reading The widow at Nain
A servant’s healing
[Journey with Jesus - Day 10] I am a centurion in the regiment in Capernaum. I am responsible, along with the hundred soldiers in my charge, for keeping the peace in this part of Galilee. Capernaum is a key town in the region. Lots of traders pass through, so the locals do a lot of … Continue reading A servant’s healing
The upside-down kingdom
[Journey with Jesus - Days 9 and 10] Have you ever considered just how radical Jesus’s teaching in the “sermon on the plain” in Luke 6 is? I wrote an alternative version of it, turning Jesus’s teaching upside down. Afterwards it struck me just how near to the bone this is in describing the values … Continue reading The upside-down kingdom
Chosen
[Journey with Jesus - Day 8] I was never the brightest, not even in my family - Andrew had that distinction. No, I was the mouthy one who had the gift of the gab. Sometimes it was a gift when it came to bartering and getting the best money for our catches of fish, but … Continue reading Chosen
More storms on the sabbath
[Journey with Jesus - Day 8] As he performed more miracles Jesus became more and more popular - but not with everyone. Members of the Pharisees became more and more outraged at the way Jesus seemed to flout the Jewish laws. They were particularly bothered by the way he seemed to have total disregard for … Continue reading More storms on the sabbath
A storm on the sabbath
[Journey with Jesus - Day 8] Over a year had passed since I met with Jesus in the middle of the night. Not a day went by that I didn’t think about that encounter and wonder if I’d made a dreadful mistake. Should I have left my life behind, forgotten about my status and position … Continue reading A storm on the sabbath
Saved on the Sabbath
[Journey with Jesus - Day 7] At first I didn’t realise what day it was. Every day had blended into another, at least for the past nearly four decades, since I had my fall. I was a mere boy at the time - tried climbing one of the walls under construction - on the temple … Continue reading Saved on the Sabbath
Out of the shadows – Levi the Tax collector
[Journey with Jesus - Day 7] I’m used to rejection. Had it all my life. Well, ever since I was chosen - I was talent spotted as a child - I had an aptitude for facts and figures - I still do, in fact, my memory has always been first rate. I was the quickest … Continue reading Out of the shadows – Levi the Tax collector
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