Jesus’ response that night to me? “Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!” So after my blustery proclamation of “I will follow you […]
Why couldn’t I lay down my life for Jesus back then? Because I couldn’t even lay down, my own agenda, my own personal plans for Peter. I couldn’t even begin to lay down … Self. Why couldn’t I follow Jesus […]
Annas’ order to flog us sent a shiver down my spine. I knew the others were reeling, too. Annas ordered our flogging like it was a spanking for a child, but if you know anything about floggings, they are unspeakably […]
As the Twelve were gathering at Solomon’s Porch early one morning to pray together before the family of Believers arrived, the temple guards showed up and surrounded us. I was tempted to repeat Jesus’ words to these same guards who […]