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Sacrifice and Love — the Tragedy in the Crucifixion
The challenge of the crucifixion, of gathering on Good Friday, is allowing ourselves to remember, to face the sin of the world, to redeem it all.
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Modern Apocalypse — the Crucifixion and redeeming love
Seeing the cross at the end of the liturgical year is an apocalyptic vision. It reveals empire’s commitment to power and God’s to love.
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Remember — how the Passion reminds us of our purpose
The Passion of Jesus is a story of torture and abuse, which is never easy to face. But we must if we want to face our own challenges.
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Blame and Purpose
The place of the crucifixion in our public imagination is as an act of consequence or violation rather than revelation.
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Not Force, But Faith
While Jesus condemns the will to power, we can’t imagine a world without it. So maybe we should try harder.
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Lifted Up – the complexity at the center of Jesus’s teaching
For SundayThe Fifth Sunday of Lent Collect Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true…
