Restoring Community Among the Learned (Lk. 19:47-48)
Timeline: In the verses prior to Luke 19:47-48, Jesus encountered Zaccheus (vv. 1-10), and told the parable of the ten minas (vv. 11-27). The larger context or backdrop of the […]
Bethany
Bethany is an important place for biblical context and consideration. Means house of unripe dates or figs (Bryant, 1967, p. 77) Located just beyond the Jordan River, where John the […]
Fig Tree Results (Mk. 11:20-25)
Just enough time passes between seedtime and harvest for our humanity to forget our responsibility. We “planted” ideas, actions (time, talent), money (treasure) and when the corresponding harvest arrives, sometimes […]
