Author Archives: julieannseeksharpe

At the crucifixion, the criminal mocking Jesus says “save yourself and us”–Jesus is like, “hold my beer.” The criminal is stuck in physical reality with a limited perspective. Jesus is in the midst of the salvation. He couldn’t be more … Continue reading →

Crowd riled up by officials with an agenda planted in the mob. Crowd-think and unreasonable people. (Do you want a murderer or an innocent person released back into society?) This whole thing makes zero sense. Terrifying what people accomplish with … Continue reading →

The disciples ask where passover will happen. Jesus tells them to look for the guy with the water jug. It’s all like Jesus says. There’s room for omniscience and free will both Same, in the fulfillment of the prophesy v22 … Continue reading →

Satan enters Judas who agrees to find a time when no one is around to betray Jesus. Free will and spiritual battles: Judas could have not participated in the plot. He chose to We have the exact same choice regularly … Continue reading →

The two copper coins. We are wise to notice when we decide to take Scripture literally and when we don’t. The reminder is we can’t serve two masters and the question is what are we trusting in Then lots of … Continue reading →

Jesus was so smart. And quick with responses and insightful to get to the root of a question, to see what was really behind it. People before him and after him spoke words that frustrated their opponents to the point … Continue reading →

The story of the 10 pounds A nobleman was going away to become ruler. While he was gone, he entrusts money to his slaves. He evaluates their effort when he is back, and he holds them accountable. He doesn’t have … Continue reading →

V4 – If the same person sins against you seven times a day and turns back to you seven times and says, “I repent,” you must forgive Forgiveness and restoration are two different things. Forgiveness doesn’t mean you don’t have … Continue reading →

The dishonest manager–first, it’s funny that the manager has to ask the debtors what they owe. Wouldn’t a manager who is doing his job know that? My understanding from one commentary is that his cancelling part of the debt is … Continue reading →

I never noticed till pastor pointed it out how much ministry is done at the table. Everything is two things: we honor the ones who are in leadership and so we follow laws. AND Jesus emphasizes not being enslaved to … Continue reading →