by jakeowensby | Mar 31, 2023 | Matthew 26:14- 27:66, Palm Sunday A
The Roman Empire celebrated its military victories with a parade called a Triumph. The commanding general entered the city and rolled through its streets in a four-horse chariot. His troops, his soon-to-be-enslaved captives, and the spoils of war trailed behind him....
by jakeowensby | Apr 8, 2022 | Luke 23:1-49
Nobody said that love is safe or easy. Love, genuine love, is risky and sometimes painful. Honestly, it’s hard work. We were born to love. God made us that way. Love, you see, is how we connect with God and how we become our true selves. In a way, that boils...
by jakeowensby | Apr 3, 2020 | Matthew 27:11-54
People say that you have to love yourself before you can love someone else. And yet, I’ve also found that you truly love yourself only once you love others. That may sound like a vicious circle, like a dog chasing its tail endlessly. But it’s not. That’s because love...
by jakeowensby | Apr 7, 2017 | Matthew 26:14- 27:66, Palm Sunday A, Uncategorized
Woody Allen once said something like, “My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.” Humor has a way of delivering hard and tender truths that we might otherwise fend off. Satirists coax us into lowering our guard with the promise of a good laugh. The best...
