The story of Jesus clearing the temple has always been one of those accounts that I've struggled to understand. How did the scene unfold? Of course, I understand the facts of the story--Jesus walks in to the temple for Passover and is confronted immediately by a scene He finds infuriating. He see...

  Sometimes I worry that because the good news of the gospel is so familiar to us, that we've lost it's power. Have we made it ordinary? A part of our lives that we know, but keep safely tucked away, careful to not let it disrupt our daily life too much? Or maybe something that has simply become...