Is there any relationship between sickness and sin? How would you feel if you were sick and someone indicated it was a result of disobedience in your life? I wouldn’t be surprised if you punched that person in the nose! But what if that person was Jesus?

If we had to guess whom Jesus would commend, we’d probably look for spiritually superior people; Jesus chose the “poor in spirit.” We’d identify people who rejoiced in the midst of losses; Jesus chose those who mourn.

Fishing is boring. Now catching! That’s fabulous! We fish in order to catch, if you think about it. Some fish are harder than others to net, but not for Jesus. Jesus loves catching and there’s just one kind of fish He wants to catch.

Doesn’t it shock you that the disciples abandon everything to follow Jesus? They left their livelihoods and families to become homeless followers of a vagrant, Jewish rabbi.

Why would anyone reject Jesus? Those who thought they knew him best wouldn’t have him. Why would you reject Jesus? Are you rejecting Jesus or just some version of him in your head that is far from true?

Are you a doubter, a cynic, a skeptic? Are you a seeker, a believer, a follower? Wherever you think yourself in the universe vis-à-vis Jesus, the vagrant rabbi who left the world unable to forget Him, we’re going to revisit the historical records and see Him for the first time again. We begin with the event when Jesus went public.

Who stood before the cross of Jesus? A Roman officer, the religious leaders of the day, the mob, a smattering of Jesus’ followers, and you and me. We were there when they crucified our Lord. We will hear from seven, modern witnesses of the death of Jesus. There is no Easter without Good Friday.

Denial. Anger. Bartering. Depression. Acceptance. “Stages” of grief don’t follow chronological rules. Neither does death. Is loss of a parent normal, but loss of a child not? What about a spouse? When someone dies, it's always a LIFEQUAKE.

Revenge and justice seem closely related, but are they? When we’ve been violated in violent ways, what is the proper response? The aftershock of a LIFEQUAKE can either add insult to injury or initiate healing. Which would you prefer?

Ever experienced unrequited love? How about infidelity? Which one would be worse to you? The answer is, yes! Imagine if both happened? That would shake anyone to the core. That is a LIFEQUAKE! How can someone ever be ok again?