Protesting Too Much

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

Everybody was tired—and hungry. They also were probably getting pretty cranky. Can you blame the disciples for asking Jesus to send members of the crowd on their way? But instead, the Hospitality Master tells his followers to feed the masses.

They don’t get it, of course. They never get it when Jesus is speaking of something beyond the tangible. But they trust i...