Palm/Passion Sunday (Year 4, NL)

As I face unexpected early retirement, I tell myself that the answer is not yet known.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder shows us what Good Friday preaching ought to do.

Jesus is crucified while the world goes on as usual.

Sometimes we glimpse magnificence in common occurrences. Science stumbles into poetry. We get a taste of singularity.

Christ’s pierced body helps me understand my own.

On Good Friday, Jesus turns the power of the state on its head.

Good Friday is an annual reminder to ask who is crucified in our midst to distract from the crimes of those in power.

Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem is full of confrontation.

On the cross, the God-man who has repeatedly declared “I am” now begins to say that he is not.

This is a fearful time, especially for those who are being targeted by some of the currents of our cultural wars.

“If you really want to live you’ve gotta die” is a puzzle that could leave you off kilter your whole life long.

Christians have an opportunity to eschew euphemisms and talk honestly about mortality.

The myth that alternative gospels were suppressed by empire and only recently rediscovered is too good to be true.

In Oberammergau, the keepers of a centuries-old tradition have made
big changes—including efforts to expunge antisemitic material.

No one is solely responsible. No one is innocent.

“Each of the typical approaches has problems. The best solution would be to change the lectionary.”

Evil uses people’s anxieties, fears, and prejudices to twist good intentions into cruel deeds.