Preaching professor Thomas Long has...
Preaching professor Thomas Long has portrayed this episode of James and John asking
for the best seats in heaven as though it were an old war movie. As Jesus imagines the
scene, he is the tough, battle-hardened sergeant, about to order his men into combat,
hunkered down in the trenches, and the bullets are whizzing overhead. The only problem
is, the soldiers in his squad happen to be named Moe, Larry, and Curly. Just as their
valiant leader cries, "Okay, boys, over the top!" and begins to climb out of the trench
