6:15 When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
Writing in the mid 1930’s in Germany, novelist Hans Fallada was forced to tell his stories cautiously.
6:11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted.
The problem with the future is that….
6:6 Jesus said this to test Philip, for Jesus himself knew what he was going to do.
6:1After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias.
5:42But I know that you do not have the love of God in you.
I have never been able to locate the source of this little tale. But it seems worth repeating as a reminder that the purpose of Pentecost was to gather, never to create division or bring judgment.
