Tag Archive: #hegetsus

Jesus Let His Hair Down, Too

Many people think Jesus was stoic or pious, but the opposite is true. Jesus enjoyed life to the fullest. He gathered with friends. He attended wedding celebrations. He celebrated holidays with family. Jesus understood the need for social interaction and [read more...]

Jesus Felt Alone, Too

Jesus understood loneliness. Jesus gained meteoric popularity only to watch thousands of his followers, just as quickly, walk away from him. As he was being prosecuted for crimes he didn’t commit, his closest friends abandoned him out of fear. He [read more...]

Jesus Struggled to Make Ends Meet, Too.

But Jesus couldn’t have cared less about money. He wasn’t building a personal estate, or an army, or a nation, or an empire. He followed what he believed was his true calling and identity – to demonstrate how the tenants [read more...]

Jesus Rejected Resentment on the Cross

More than just about anyone else, Jesus had reason to harbor resentment and hatred. He was wrongly accused, imprisoned, tortured, and killed. But in his last moments, he didn’t speak out against the people involved in his wrongful execution, he [read more...]

Jesus Was Canceled

Jesus had a point of view. His message of acceptance and love countered the dogmas and beliefs of his time. This created animosity toward him from those in positions of power. So much so, that they sought ways to silence [read more...]

Jesus’ Love Was Never Artificial

We asked an artificial intelligence image generator to show us pictures of love. The results were very abstract, flowery, and fake. At first, we were disappointed in the AI, then we realized the AI is trained on real images out [read more...]

Jesus Was a Refugee

Imagine this scene: Two young parents grab their toddler and whatever they can carry on their backs and flee the country. There was no safety for them in their homeland, so the only option was to seek foreign soil. This [read more...]

Jesus Was Born to a Teen Mom

This is a story about people jumping to conclusions and judging others without grace or mercy. And it’s also a story of incredible grace and forgiveness. This is a story about people jumping to conclusions and judging others without grace [read more...]

Jesus Had to Control His Outrage, Too

If anyone knew the temptation to retaliate, it was Jesus. He was spit upon. He was falsely accused. He was challenged by powerful men and even mocked publicly. But how did Jesus respond? Sometimes he said nothing. Other times, he [read more...]

Jesus Felt Heartbreak, Too

Jesus had great compassion. Everywhere he went, he sought to alleviate suffering. He ministered to the sick, injured, and outcasts. In those days, people who were afflicted with leprosy were isolated in leper colonies. While others shunned them, Jesus treated [read more...]