Blog – Drew Downs

Between Proper 29 + Advent 1 (Year C)

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The new liturgical year begins where the old one ended: with apocalyptic talk and concern for the future—a most familiar feeling.

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As we celebrate the final Sunday of the church year, we engage with matters of kingship, authority, and why we get it all mixed up.

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The challenge of Christ the King Sunday is that we need to deconstruct the nature of kings and kingdoms and then tell it again.

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As Jesus’s conversation with Pontius Pilate unfolds, we see his bewilderment at what is going on, because kings must have power.

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The Bible expresses God’s constant opposition to kings and humanity’s constant desire for them anyway, regardless of the consequences.

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Preparing for the last Sunday after Pentecost gives us a chance to confront the question of power and kingship from below.