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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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Between Palm Sunday and Easter (Year A)
The vain attempt to cover all of the action that takes place between the two Sundays. At least the first part anyway.
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Reading Holy Week (Year A)
Reading along with each day of Holy Week is a rewarding practice that helps connect us with all that goes into it.
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Everything Everywhere All At Once Sunday
As big as Easter is, we load the Sunday before up with all of the pressure of explaining everything to come.
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Less Cynical Leadership
As Jesus prepares his followers for the Passion, we’re invited to see beyond our own expectations of good and evil.
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A Cruel Story
The crucifixion of Jesus is the picture of cruelty. It’s also a mirror for the way of our world, and then also reveals the Kin-dom.
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Ending Violence
In the Passion, we become the witnesses, not only to the brutality put upon Jesus, but to the violence we impose upon one another. the Crucifixion destroys the justification for violence Good Friday | John 18:1-19:42 It’s often said the Passion preaches itself. Its power is self-evident. But it doesn’t quite preach like the fire…
