Waiting at the Foot of the Cross
As I draft this post, on Friday morning of last week, a friend and fellow editor I knew back in Massachusetts is in the ICU, sedated and on a ventilator after a head-injury fall. I’m hearing occasional updates third hand from a mutual friend, who hears from the...
Understanding Crucifixion in a Time of Oppression
It’s Holy Week in the Christian tradition. This week, we remember the days leading up to and including Jesus’ death by crucifixion. We hear about religious people in power collaborating with Roman imperial authorities to silence Jesus and his liberating message. We...
What Did Jesus Ponder on the Cross?
It’s Holy Week for Christians in the Western Church (Eastern Orthodox churches use a different calendar, so Easter for them is much later this year). This year, I thought I would share some reflections about Jesus at his crucifixion. These come from a journal entry...
Pondering the Great Commission as Liminal Space
As we continue living into Eastertide, I’ve been imagining what it might have been like to be a disciple during this time. It had to be both exciting and confusing. Various stories traveled swiftly through the community about encountering Jesus in the upper room in...
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