Death of a Fig Tree

I’m not sure it was the kind of thing our Lord’s disciples came to expect from Jesus.  For the same reason, I find myself both surprised and maybe a little disturbed at His actions, too.  After all, Jesus is kind, merciful, and tender-hearted.  Why would he pass by a fig tree and through uttering a few words, Kill it? No doubt, when one compares His action in Matt 21:18-22 to other similar events in the … Continue readingDeath of a Fig Tree