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I have never really given much thought to the ways in which the gospels portray the dialogues Jesus has with others.  Read a parallel of the four gospels and they account for things like common stories shared by two or more writers, parables, miracles, teachings, and more.  Something I’ve taken for granted is that Jesus was good at making the most of opportunities to share an object lesson.  He rarely missed one of those.  But something I have not paid attention to are the moments when Jesus asked a question.  Maybe it is because he was so busy answering everyone else’s questions.  Be that as it may, there are moments when Jesus asked questions – timely questions.  He confronted people who were seeking something, he checked to see who they understood him to be, asked them why they worried, and what happened to their faith.  Unfortunately, even though we are students of these stories, it appears that we have not grown that much since the disciples.  Jesus could probably ask us these same questions and like the disciples, we might struggle to answer.  I invite you to join us for our summer series where we consider how we would answer the questions Jesus asked. - Rev. Dr. Jim Hoffman