Perhaps it was simply the fear of ... longer?” Jairus is told that he should dismiss Jesus: “Why bother the teacher any more?” Yes, there are many in this world who not only have no hope ...

And even if I only have minutes left, I want to be His. And Jesus said, “Today.” That word again. Today. Not someday ... You have to believe. That’s what makes this story so gripping ...

As Frederick Buechner once said of that sign ... What we must fear the most is not that which can push us down but that which can hollow us out. If Jesus were an antisemite, he could not ...