“We almost worked it out.” “He almost became a Christian.” What is it that makes almost such a potent word? Why is there such a wide gap between “he almost” and “he did”? In the case of Pilate, we don’t have to look far to find an answer. It is Dr. Luke’s acute commentary in chapter 23 that provides the reason. Let’s tune in at verse 22: A third time he [Pilate] said to them [the crowd], “Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no crime deserving death; I will therefore chastise him and