Good Friday (Year 4, NL)
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The power of a long Gospel narrative (Good Friday) (John 18:1-19:42)
Read the Passion in John‘s Gospel. All of it.
Preaching Holy Week in the middle of a pandemic—again
Usually it takes courage to preach Good Friday. This year, it will take courage to proclaim “He is risen!” on Easter morning.
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?
How can they still worship? (Easter 5A, Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10)
I think the women at the prison where I preach know what the psalmist knew.
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
Death and the grace of “it is finished”
At a recent funeral, some churchgoers were surprised by my choice of texts.
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.
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.