In the Gospel, when Peter hears that Jesus will have to suffer the passion, he objects: “God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you.” Jesus answers harshly: “Get behind me, Satan!

What shock the disciples and the crowd must have felt when Jesus offered the dare, If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me (Mark 8:34).

Jesus told his disciples, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Simon of Cyrene is on his way home, returning from work, when he comes upon the ...

In words that have echoed down through the ages, the Lord Jesus declares: “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” While strong in any context ...

Jesus comes along and he sees the disciples and says, "Follow me," and they begin to do it ... men and women of good will would look to the cross if only for a moment! There, we can see God's ...

Max Beckmann's painting, "Christ and the Sinner ... with their spears creating a cross-like image directly behind Jesus. The woman who kneels beside Jesus has her hands clasped in supplication.

“Follow me.” And one by one we did. Individually we recognized our sin and received God’s amazing grace. We were saved by Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for our sins, and his resurrection has given us ...

A massive painting of Jesus on display in the US Merchant Marine Academy in New York has been covered by a curtain after objections that the religious image should not hang in a room used for ...