Month: March 2010

Life Notes—March 25, 2010  “It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.  Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying, ‘Aha!  You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!’”  Mark 15: 25,29-30  Two thousand years ago, people … Continue reading Getting or Receiving

Life Notes—March 18, 2010 “After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him. They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene…” Mark 15: 20-21a Jesus has been … Continue reading A Little Relief

Life Notes—March 11, 2010  “Pilate asked them, ’Why, what evil has he done?’ But they cried all the more, ‘Crucify him!’  So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.”  Mark 15: 14-15  The temple leadership, the Sanhedrin, held their mock trial … Continue reading A Necessary Series of Events

Life Notes—March 4, 2010  “Then after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, ‘Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.’ But he began to curse, and he swore an oath, ‘I do not know this man you are talking about.’”   Mark 14: 39-40  Jesus, praying in the Garden of … Continue reading Blood in the Water