Palm/Passion Sunday (Year 4, NL)
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April 2, Good Friday (Isaiah 52:13-53:12; John 18:1-19:42)
How does Isaiah's Suffering Servant compare to John’s Jesus?
March 21, Lent 5B (Hebrews 5:5–10; John 12:20–33)
In ancient Israel, priests were the gates through which God poured mercy.
April 10, Good Friday (Psalm 22; John 18:1–19:42)
Things Pilate cannot touch: creative life, confounding power
Death and the grace of “it is finished”
At a recent funeral, some churchgoers were surprised by my choice of texts.
A playground bully, her victim, and their God
An incident in Germany reminded me who we all belong to.
Seeing the crucified Christ in my wife’s C-section
I see love incarnate in suffering flesh, a body bearing a body in pain for love.
April 19, Good Friday (John 18:1-19:42)
When I say the creeds, Pilate’s name stands as a warning back to myself.
Living water isn’t just a metaphor
On the cross, Jesus needed actual water. No one gave him any.
How Arvo Pärt speaks prayer into a secular world
The composer sees his music as an interplay between suffering and consolation, loss and hope.
Learning costly resistance from Bonhoeffer
Cheap resistance is like cheap grace. It risks very little.