Teaser: We might recognize the art of "caching resilience" as something moms do -- filling a reservoir of endurance long before difficult days arrive. That's also what Jesus is up to in one of Luke's more unsettling chapters: as he describes difficult days on the horizon for any who follow him, Jesus is laying away the fortitude his followers will need to survive the coming storms.

Key Words: end times, hope, courage, witness, mission, moms

Key Words: recognition, hope, mission, joy

Teaser: As Luke tells the story, it isn't the prominent "insider" disciples who first encounter the risen Jesus that first Easter--it's two "nobodies" ambling down a country road. Feel like a nobody? These two nobodies leave us five helpful signposts about what it means to encounter Jesus where you least expect him.

Key words: recognition, hope, Jesus, listening,

Key Words: resurrection; faith; “idle tail”; women disciples; new life; kingdom; Coke, cosmos

Key Words: suffering, crucifixion, passion, crowds, betrayal, hate

Key Words: evil, crowd psychology, rage, betrayal,

Key words: Pilate, Herod, Power, Corruption, Evil, Good, Justice

Key Words: betrayal, Judas, failure, Handel's Messiah

Key words: Jesus, passion, suffering, God's will (take suffering-servant songs from Isaiah that are sad but incredibly HOPEFUL, and that through His stripes we are healed, redeemed...)