mercy: Red Letter Challenge

You want to know how you know you’re getting old? Your childhood gets a refresh. Take The Karate Kid. It was a clear sign I was aging when they came out with a remake a couple decades after the original was made. To add insult to injury, Netflix recently developed a spin-off, Cobra Kai, imagining […]

plank: Red Letter Challenge

The use of hyperbole can illustrate a point in dramatic and memorable ways. By exaggerating an idea, that idea is highlighted to powerful and surprising effect. There may be no greater example of the masterful use of hyperbole than Jesus’ story contrasting a speck of sawdust and a plank of wood. “Why do you look […]

rock: Red Letter Challenge

They’ve caught her in a bad situation and excitedly drag her out to face punishment. We don’t know her story aside from this moment. We don’t know the circumstance or the setup. What we do know is a bunch of men, bent on discrediting Jesus, are using this woman to further their agenda. These men […]