Cultural leaders rage against Jesus, seeing his followers as a greater threat than real criminals. Political leaders desperately try to preserve the appearance that they are in charge. The masses are easily manipulated to demand what seems to be the solution, rather than what is truly good or right or just.
Am I talking about Mark Chapter 15 or 2021?
In the midst of troubled times, Jesus stands above all as the one worth believing in, then and now. And yet, we are surprised by those who do believe.