Several years ago the Royal Bank of Scotland sent an offer for a Gold MasterCard to Monty Slater. The card came with a $20,000 credit limit--quite impressive for his first credit card, particularly when you consider that Monty is a Shih Tzu dog. Raymond, his owner, thought about using the card for some of Monty’s favorite treats but reconsidered, recognizing that his pup was not in a position to p...
2. Poison or Pain?
Mark 15:23
Illustration
Adam Hamilton
Myrrh and gall were ways of speaking of poisons that were thought to expedite death or deaden the pain. If this is the case, then someone showing compassion to Jesus on the cross was offering him this drink. Because we know that most of Jesus' male disciples either had fled or were standing off at a distance and that women were standing near the cross, it is likely that this offer of wine was made...
