Table of Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Permissions x
Introduction xi
God's Way
Spiritual Living 3
God's Hidden Way 5
Descending with Jesus 7
God and the World 10
The Gospel Begins
The Annunciation 15
The Visitation 18
Childhood 20
Baptism and Temptation 23
Reaching Out
Jesus' Preaching in Nazareth 27
The Family of Jesus 30
Conversation with Nicodemus 32
A Call to Friendship 34
His Ministry and Ours 36
A Sermon on a Mountainside 39
Who Is to Blame? 44
Seeking the Kingdom 46
The Prayer of the Pharisee 50
The Rich Young Man 51
The Loaves and the Fishes 53
The Sending of the Disciples 55
Jesus Walks upon the Sea 57
Finding Meaning in Our Life and Times 59
The Woman at the Well 63
Welcoming the Child 66
Entering the Heart of the Gospel
Peter Realizes Who Jesus Is 71
Predictions of the Passion 73
Teaching in Parables 75
Drinking the Cup 77
The Raising of Lazarus 79
Entry into Jerusalem 81
Washing the Disciples' Feet 83
The Last Supper 86
Betrayal by One of the Twelve 89
The Farewell Discourse 91
For This I Have Come
Prayer in the Garden 97
The Arrest of Jesus 99
The Trial 102
Jesus Is Scourged 104
The Road to Golgotha 106
The Cross of Jesus 109
Death and Darkness 111
Burial 113
Death and Darkness Are Overcome
Mary of Magdala 117
The Appearance by the Sea 119
The Encounter at Emmaus 121
Jesus Questions Peter 125
Others Will Lead You 127
All of Humanity Is Included 129
Spiritual Fire 131
"He Will Come Again" 133
Jesus, A Gospel
Conclusion 137
Notes 145
Sources 147
Index of Biblical Passages 149