Reflections for

Good Friday, Apr 18, 2014

Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42

Faith Matters

Spectacular failure

Feb 22, 2005 by Barbara Brown Taylor

When I visit art museums, I always reward myself with a trip to the gift shop at the end. I may not be able to afford any of the masterpieces that I have seen on display, but I can take away some postcards or a souvenir booklet to refresh my memory.

Faith Matters

True victory

Triumph through the cross

Dec 12, 2001 by Barbara Brown Taylor

Now that the war against terrorism is well under way, things have eased up a little in Clarkesville. A month ago, you could not walk into a room full of people without someone trying to pin a flag on your lapel.

Cover Story

Visible victim

Christ's death to end sacrifice

Mar 14, 2001 by S. Mark Heim

On every Lenten journey many people stumble over the paradox of the Christian story. Jesus’s death saves the world, and it ought not to have happened. It fulfills prophecy, but it was the work of sinners.

Living by the Word

A sense of ending

Psalm 22
Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Hebrews 10:16-25
John 18:1-19:42

Mar 10, 1999 by Richard Lischer

You have probably noticed that modern medicine does not excel at endings. When a terrible illness begins to take its course, medical technology throws every weapon at its disposal into the fray.

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