Year of the BiblePennsylvania ConferenceEducationAugust 11, 2021: He Is All-Powerful August 11, 2021 by hdecenaHere is an odd story about Jesus. Hungry, Jesus sees a fig tree with leaves because it was out of season. Finding it has no fruit, He curses the tree, and it dies. Why does Jesus do that? Doesn’t it seem unreasonable? Why does Mark tell this story?