Beloved of God, I join you this day, Maundy Thursday, with no elaborate service and no physical presence but still… all the same… with you. This night that is different from all other nights is more different for us than I have ever known. But it is not unknown to the Great Cloud of Witnesses,…
Maundy Thursday One of the most profound things I’ve ever heard spoken about scripture is this: God did not give us the bible we wanted; he gave us the bible we needed. So, too, is this true of Jesus. God did not give us the savior, the messiah, that the Jews expected or wanted or…
“Good Friday is the day you can do nothing. Bewailing and lamenting your manifold sins does not in itself make up for them. Scouring your soul in a frenzy of spring cleaning only sterilizes it; it does not give it life. On Good Friday, finally, we are all, mourners and mockers alike, reduced to the…
In anticipation of Maundy Thursday, here’s a reprint post from a couple of years ago that looks at the John 13 text about footwashing. Earlier today some colleagues and I had a bit of a debate and discussion about foot washing. It was timely since tomorrow is Maundy Thursday and footwashing, a common occurence on this…
Classic Agnusday Whether it’s Palm Sunday, Passion Sunday or Palm/Passion Sunday Combo, may it be blessed! Welcome to Holy Week
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