Then Joseph bought a linen cloth, and taking down the body, wrapped it in the linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been hewn out of

After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” A jar full of sour wine stood there, so

As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross. And when they came to a place

And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. And

And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at

Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You have said so.” But when he

The Stations of the Cross have formed part of Christian devotion at Passiontide for many centuries because they enable us to engage actively

Mark 15:1-5 – As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound

In the course of the evening, the disciples would go from arguing over their greatness in the kingdom to deserting their King. Jesus warned

Peter was so sure of himself! Jesus, the one who had calmed the storm and fed the five thousand, predicted what was going to happen.

The winds of treachery have been gusting around Jesus with increasing intensity. But there is a calm eye in the midst of this storm of mount

This beloved story is probably familiar to at least a few of us. Jesus watches wealthy folks coming in and out of the temple, ostentatiously

Mark 12:1-12. Jesus’ parables tend to fall into three categories: parables about the kingdom of God, parables about divine grace, and

“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed

Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” “What do you want

"Let the little children come to me…" - Mark 10:14 Around 15 years ago a friend introduced me (Dave Bruner) to the television show Arrested

“If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hand go to hell.” - Mark 9:43

“If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and a servant of all.” - Mark 9:35b. This is an often quoted saying of Jesus, and also

“Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” - Mark 8:33b. What are the “things

“And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples to set before the people…And they had