Good Friday Worship, Mar. 30 @7pm We gather for a time of reflection on the final days of Jesus’ earthly ministry. Communion, songs and hymns, readings, videos, and prayer will lead us through Jesus’ last day before the Cross. (Crucifixion – Good Friday ©2013 Lucinda Naylor, Eyekons) Resurrection Sunday Worship, Apr. 1 Join us at […]
“But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.” In a victimization society, a person’s rights are of paramount importance. When we focus on those who have faced victimization, oppression, and individual or systemic marginalizing, public opinion will excessively side with the victimized. Given that the alternative is society siding with unjust power structures, this may […]
Perhaps one of the most convicting stories of human sinfulness is today’s story of Jesus in Gethsemane. As Jesus, the Son of God, the One to whom we’ve pledged not just our lives but our eternities, is wracked with terror, grief, and loneliness, his followers fall asleep. Now I’ve fallen asleep on people in my […]
“…when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover Lamb…” Mark makes no bones about what Jesus is about to do. He has told us numerous times from Jesus’ own mouth that He is about to die, to be killed in fact, but also to rise again. And here, he tells us why. On the night […]
Waiting is hard, and waiting a long time is harder. As a kid, waiting for Christmas was always hard, as proven by the fact that most of our teachers seemed to just give up the week before Christmas break and show movies. They knew none of us had the attention for a lesson when we […]