Good Friday (Year 4, NL)
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May 10, Easter 5 (Acts 7:55–60; Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16)
Are we guilty of throwing stones or of watching coats?
April 10, Good Friday (Psalm 22; John 18:1–19:42)
Things Pilate cannot touch: creative life, confounding power
by Brian Bantum
Death and the grace of “it is finished”
At a recent funeral, some churchgoers were surprised by my choice of texts.
Has family become an idol?
The Bible gives no sense that the family is an end in itself.
Why Orthodox Christians see triumph in the cross
Not just suffering
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.
by Brad East
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.
Silence in the face of mystery
God is the encounter we can't control.
Peter’s denial and our judgment (John 18:1-19:42)
Peter doesn’t want to suffer. Who does?
Marielle Franco and the crucifixion of love
The Brazilian activist was killed by the same world that killed Jesus—a world that can’t bear love.
March 30, Good Friday (John 18:1-19:42)
Who were the people who watched Jesus' crucifixion?
March 25, Passion Sunday B (Mark 14:1-15:47; Psalm 31:9-16)
In the hours before the Passion, the Jesus who was hidden becomes revealed.
The courageous women who weep (John 18:1-19:42)
They stand witness, watching in agony at his agony.
May 14, Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 7:55–60; Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16; 1 Peter 2:2–10; John 14:1–14
by Enuma Okoro