It wasn’t long after that that Jesus introduced us to his friend Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha. We were on our way to Jerusalem and stopped in Bethany; the group scattered to find rooms where they could but Jesus invited Andrew and me to spend the night with him and his friends. Lazarus…
Chapter 40
Not everybody got it. The next morning, the rest of the group gathered together at Lazarus’ before heading out. Martha outdid herself again with breakfast, and when we were done we tried to help, but Martha wouldn’t let us. She said that it would take a week to figure out where we put everything when…
Chapter 41
Hey Peter,” Jesus’ voice broke through my fog, we’d been walking for what seemed like forever, but was probably just a couple of hours and I had gone to my nothing place. “Peter, do you remember the day that we almost sunk the two boats with all the fish?” It was amazing how he did…
Chapter 42
We had been together the better part of three years when Jesus started talking about the end. It wasn’t like he pulled us together for “The Talk”, it just became a part of what he was saying. He told us he would be betrayed, but he didn’t mention who would do the betraying. It was…
Chapter 43
We had just finished breakfast when Jesus motioned for me to join him outside the group. “Hey Pete, we are going for a little hike, go get the Thunder Boys and meet me on that little trail that leads up the mountain outside of town.” I felt like saying “Come on Jesus, a little hike,…
Chapter 44
When Jesus told us that he wanted to be in Jerusalem for the Passover the rest of the group tried to convince him it was too dangerous to go. For once I kept my mouth shut. If he felt it was time, who was I to correct him? He’d made that pretty clear the last…
One Close Call Away
What a way to be woken up. Just before midnight on October 3rd of this past year, Ruth Hamilton was woken from her sleep by the barking of her dog Toby. Just moments later, a meteorite crashed through her ceiling into the pillow next to her. Scientists at Western University’s physics and astronomy department in London say…
Chapter 45
The road between Jericho and Bethany was pretty barren, and it wasn’t long before the crowd became a group and then the group became a few, and soon it was just us walking along the road. The conversation had turned bleak again, Jesus was insisting that the time was getting close. He spoke of being…
Chapter 46
The next morning found us on our way back to Jerusalem. Jesus told us that there was something he had to do at the temple. “I’ve been thinking about it all night,” Jesus said. “Solomon would be turning over in his grave if he could see what’s happening inside the temple gates.” I wasn’t…
The Presence of the Holy Spirit
As a child, I lived before the Marvel Universe. As a matter of fact, I lived before Superhero movies and after superhero TV shows. My childhood was a childhood of superhero comics. And for the most part, I wasn’t a Marvel fan, I was a DC fan. I grew up with Superman and Batman. With…