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Then all the disciples deserted him and fled. Matthew 26:56 (NIV)   I would have run too.   When the soldiers arrested Jesus, I would have saved my own skin. Not only am I conflict averse, I would have panicked in fear and confusion. In hindsight I’d regret my cowardice, but flee I would.  …

He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”…Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, “My Father! If this cup cannot…

I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who  remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who does  not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. But if you remain in me and my words remain…

Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never…

Jesus was misunderstood. His entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday was a military hero’s homecoming – a ticker tape parade. Jesus was the long anticipated Savior! But the crowd missed the signs. Jesus rode a humble donkey, not a battle horse. He taught servanthood over status and love for one’s enemies.   Jesus wasn’t the…