Wednesday was eerily quiet. The calm before the storm. The the Gospels go mostly silent about this day. Nothing flashy. No public teaching. No dramatic miracles. Just… quiet. But don’t mistake the silence for peace. Beneath the stillness, a dark plot is unfolding.

If Monday was disruptive, Tuesday only added pressure to the tension that had been building. On Monday, Jesus flipped tables. On Tuesday, he flipped the script on the religious establishment. By now, Jesus had the attention of the entire city. The religious leaders...

The Monday before Easter was not a chill, ordinary day. This was a day of confrontation, clarity, and calling stuff out for what it was. Jesus wasn’t easing into His final week like someone dipping a toe in cold water. He cannonballed straight into the deep end and made waves. Big ones.

Three Minute Theology is a series of blog posts, each designed to offer a quick but meaningful look at a subject related to God and faith—something you can read in just a few minutes but reflect on for much longer. Think of this as a starting point, not the...

While Duke might be heading home without a trophy, there’s still something to be gained—life lessons. Because if we can’t learn from sports, then we’re just yelling at college kids on TV while slumped on the couch eating nachos and wings, and that seems unkind.

So, let’s redeem the pain and look at three lessons for life and faith that we can take from Duke’s loss to Houston.