Liturgy of the Passion (Year A, RCL)
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What should churches do about the treatment of “the Jews” in John?
“Each of the typical approaches has problems. The best solution would be to change the lectionary.”
Palms, Passion, preachers—and pipes (Matthew 21:1-11; 26:14-27:66)
There is something about the wail of a bagpipe that seems especially appropriate this Sunday.
April 2, Passion Sunday A (Matthew 26:14-27:66)
The Passion reveals the many gods of my own making.
A self-emptying of privilege
Brandan Robertson grounds his discussion of Christians and privilege in the kenosis hymn of Philippians 2.
A new lectionary that centers women
“If the gospel isn’t good news to the women in the passage, is it still good news?”
October 10, Ordinary 28B (Hebrews 4:12-16)
The purpose of the word of God is not to make us feel condemnable, but to help us see what is commendable.
Bodies at worship (Palm/Passion B) (Philippians 2:5-11)
Every knee shall bow, even our knees.
The suffering of Jesus and Others (Palm/Passon A) (Matthew 26: 14--27:66)
Matthew's writing is terse. This hasn't stopped some from imagining grimmer details.
April 5, Passion Sunday A (Matthew 26:14–27:66)
The story of Jesus’ unjust trial and wrongful conviction must not be romanticized.
A letter from Paul to Christians in the US
Let me cut to the chase, brothers and sisters. Is this what you think living in Christ looks like?
The essential challenge of anti-Judaism in the Bible
Do antisemitic appeals to the Bible always constitute an abuse of scripture? Would that it were so simple.
The servant who perseveres (Isaiah 50:4-9a)
Isaiah’s suffering servant plays on our own ambivalent ideas about violence, passivity, and retribution.