Good Friday
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Living water isn’t just a metaphor
On the cross, Jesus needed actual water. No one gave him any.
November 25, Reign of Christ B (John 18:33-37; Revelation 1:4b-8)
The cross is both foundation and anti-foundation, a disturber of worlds.
Lonely pruning (John 15:1-8; 1 John 4:7-21; Psalm 22:25-31)
Sometimes it seems that the vine grower has prepared the vineyard and gone off to a remote island where things are warmer and nicer.
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?
Reading the Bible with a sacramental sensibility
Hans Boersma sees scripture as more open to imaginative reading than our modern methods permit. The key is faith in Christ.
The courageous women who weep (John 18:1-19:42)
They stand witness, watching in agony at his agony.
Addiction teaches us the truth about lies
Small deceptions work like a narcotic, making us feel nicely respectable. Especially in church.
June 19, 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Psalm 22:19-28; Luke 8:26-39
Many people are bound. Some don’t even know it. The difference between being free and being bound is at the center of our Gospel text this week.