When Miracles Made Things Worse

Why Jesus’ healings caused scandal — and why they still unsettle us today

The Raising of Lazarus By Duccio di Buoninsegna - Kimbell Art Museum, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7125641

Lent is a season when Christians slow down and take another look at Jesus.
Not the polished version we sometimes carry in our heads, but the one we actually meet in the Gospels.

The Jesus who unsettles people.
The Jesu…