Decades ago, Andre Crouch's chorus "Jesus Is The Answer" was sung in every corner of
evangelical Christianity. Those who wished to make fun of these supposedly simplistic
religious folk often carried banners or shouted slogans of this kind: "What's the
question?"
To say "Jesus is the answer/for the world today" may seem trite, but it is absolutely true.
All three of our lectionary passages have this theme as the key element. It was the
crowning testimony of Stephen as he approached death by martyrdom. It was the essence
