Reflections for

Palm Sunday, Apr 13, 2014

Liturgy of the Palms: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Matthew 21:1-11

 

Liturgy of the Passion: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14-27:66 or Matthew 27:11-54

Faith Matters

Excellent adventure

Cruciform calling

Apr 05, 2003 by L. Gregory Jones

Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great.” So Jim Collins begins his book, Good to Great, a study of how 11 companies made the transition from being merely good to great.

Living by the Word

The Judas chromosome

Matthew 26:14—27:10

Feb 27, 2002 by M. Craig Barnes

We don’t know a lot about Judas, except that Jesus and the other disciples trusted him a great deal. No doubt that is why they made him their treasurer.

Living by the Word

Royalty stoops

Matthew 25:31-46

Nov 10, 1999 by Fleming Rutledge

Not long before the onset of the cancer that finally killed him, King Hussein of Jordan undertook a small mission. He paid a personal visit to the families of some Israelis who had been killed in an Arab terrorist bombing.

Living by the Word

The obedient son

Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32

Sep 08, 1999 by Susan Pendleton Jones

"Mommy, I want to go to the cross" were the first words out of her mouth when we arrived at Grandma's late one evening. A lighted cross sat high up on a hill overlooking the lake. Four-year-old Sarah was drawn by the beauty of its lights as they reflected on the lake and by her Sunday school knowledge that it stood for something special about the love of Jesus.

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