About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”) Jesus’ cry from the cross reflects a very human lament, a cry that I have heard too many times through my years as a physician. I have heard it from the mother […]

“It is finished….”  Many people think that these words are the most important words that Jesus spoke from the cross.  These words are found only in the Gospel of John.  The Greek word translated “it is finished” is tetelestai, an accounting term that means “paid in full.” What was paid in full?  Jesus paid the […]

Doing a quick Google search will reveal that “thirst” is referenced close to 43 times in the Bible. I once was told that when you study scripture, you can identify when something is important by how often it is repeated. 43 times – don’t you think God is telling us that “thirst” and the idea […]

When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. At a moment where Jesus could have been absorbed in his own pain […]