When I taught Bible Classes at St. John Lutheran Church in Palmer, Alaska, I sometimes referenced two books. One of those ...

and they forced him to carry the cross.” “They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall [a bitter ...

As they went out, they came upon a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross. Jesus told his disciples, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and ...