Luke 23

People often respond not to the person in front of them but to reverberations from the past.

I am struck by how Christ’s desert experience relies on inner convictions resisting an external voice.

Unlike many politicians, Jesus did what he said he would do.

As the women prepared the oil and spices, I think they must have told stories.

What do we do with our powerlessness?

If our faith cannot help us escape tribulations, then what should we do when we face them?

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

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

If so, what did he mean?

If so, what did he mean?

In a blockbuster movie, this is when our hero would leap from the cross.

We betray Jesus for far less than was offered to Judas.

The kings in the Bible feel pretty familiar.

The unfaithful shepherd sniffs out and stirs up fear, fragmenting communities.

We recognize ourselves in those who accompany Jesus on that longest, hardest night.

God is the encounter we can't control.

In the face of mob violence, a six-year-old responded with love.