afscarbs

Peter says it can’t happen: Jesus can’t be allowed to die. Mind you, this challenge to Jesus follows right after the passage we heard together last week, in which Peter totally gets the question right when Jesus asks him, “Who do you say that I am?” Peter proclaims that Jesus is “the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus says, that’s right. That’s who I am. I am the Son of God—and I will die. And Peter says it can’t happen. In the Neil Gaiman novel Good Omens, the end of the world...

The story of Joseph is such a beautiful one. Perhaps you know the story from the musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” There’s something about putting bible stories to music that helps them stick in our heads and our hearts a different way. And, if you’ve never seen the movie, you now have a plan for tonight! Here’s a little recap of the story of Joseph and his brothers. Joseph, his father’s favorite, had these dreams that proved prophetic. Now the sibling jealousy got...