Tag: Holy Week-Easter 2026
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Maybe The Cross Is What It Is – A Good Friday Reflection
I don’t know how to explain the cross and the crucifixion of Jesus. It makes no sense to me. I understand the theories of atonement, but not the cross or why “Jesus had to die.” Though I understand the many explanations, I find them less and less convincing or helpful. Maybe there is nothing to… Read more
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What’s New About Love? – A Maundy Thursday Reflection
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another” (John 13:34.), Jesus said after washing the feet of his disciples. (John 13:1-17, 31b-35) So, what’s new about love? What makes this commandment, this love, new? Love is not an idea original with or unique to Jesus and he wasn’t the first to command… Read more
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No Kings – A Palm Sunday Reflection
This Saturday, March 28th, is the third No Kings Day protest and Sunday, March 29th, is Palm Sunday, but here’s what I wonder: What if Palm Sunday was the original No Kings protest? What if Jesus, the disciples, and the crowd that follows Jesus are protesting violence, injustice, and imperial power? Instead of protest songs… Read more
Interrupting the Silence 