Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. 2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. 3 They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. 4 Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him […]
Joshua
If Its Ugly And You Know It, Clap Your Hands
The modern world is, by and large, quite ugly. The modern skyline is filled with metal slabs and tin cans that disgust anyone trying to look at the beautiful sunset God painted that evening. Clearly, those who built such ugly disgraces cared nothing for the sunset. They probably have never looked from their screens to […]
Pilate Before Jesus
28 Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters.[f] It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered him, “If this man were not doing […]
On Angry Conservatives
In the last year or two there has been a rise of videos circulating of angry parents at school board meetings. These are of course government, or public, school board meetings. I first remember seeing videos, or at least a lot of angry tweets, a little over a year ago of parents upset that their […]
Human Citharas and Singing with Jesus
Introduction Today’s message is an appendix, if you will, to the studies we have done during the month of October. Then Lord willing, we will be back in the gospel of John next Lord’s Day. I want to set forth today a positive view of what it means to sing in New Covenant worship. Our […]