The reason Peter wept when he heard that chicken’s call is that Jesus had told him ahead of time that this sound would coincide with Peter having denied him three times. If we get what’s ...

The "traitor" was in fact Jesus' best friend, whom he asked for a final friendly service. The real traitor was not Judas, but Peter, who denied Jesus "before the cock crowed three times" (Mark 14:72).

Last week, we looked in detail at the scientific implausibility of group hallucinations. That is, since hallucinations are ...

Anchoring his sermon in John 21, Stuart unpacked the narrative of Peter's restoration by Jesus after his devastating denial, framing the story as a call for believers to rise above shame and move ...

Peter's near-naked leap into the sea recalls baptism's immersion and rising anew. Jesus waiting on shore near a charcoal fire evokes the memory of the fire near which Peter denied knowing Jesus.

Peter rebuked Jesus when he talked of the cross, and so Jesus rebuked Peter in return. Peter denied Jesus three times, but Jesus nonetheless after his resurrection strengthened Peter, redeemed him ...