Angels are a complicated topic and not what most people expect them to be. Statuettes of wingèd, doe-eyed children in nightgowns have as little to do with angels as cola and polar bears have to do with Christmas.
The cross is a place of shame and death. It is not pleasant to look upon. It is the place where we see that which kills us, that which we would rather avoid. But it is also the place where God opens the gate to eternal life and begins our transformation from sin to glory.
Jesus teaches about honour, humility, moral assumptions about wealth and poverty, and the great inversion of earthly values that the kingdom of God promises.
Why are people so concerned that Jesus may have broken the Sabbath? This observance is critical to the identity of ancient Israel and has much to offer us today.