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Good Friday 2020, The Way of the Cross: Fifth Station, Jesus Judged by Pilate
We seldom notice things until they break. The stations of the cross invites us: stop, become aware, see what we uncover when things taken for granted unravel.
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Tenth Station: Jesus Is Crucified
And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take. Mark 15.24 Ecce homo. Behold the human. Christ’s body. A broken Jewish body. Our body. Not an Olympian body. Not the exalted Emperor’s body. He mocks them with a crown of thorns and inscription on the cross. Our […]
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Apostles’ Creed 3 | God Born Unto Us, God Why Us?
Originally written for the Book of Common Thought. Here adapted and ameliorated.
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Apostles’ Creed 2 | Jesus Joins Us In Bruges
A few years ago, Nadia Marais, Curtis Love, Shaun Darker, and I, read the Apostles’ Creed from four perspectives. This post contains some new thoughts on the Book of Common Thought. 2. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. In Bruges, tells of Ray and Ken, two hitmen stuck in the Belgium town after a hit involved a […]
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A Church for Those It Cannot Bear to Include
Consider the cliche: ‘…the church is the only society in the world which exists for the sake of those who are not members of it.’ It is true enough that the church is for others. Yet, claiming the church is the only true altruistic society is not enough truth. First, claiming the church is the only altruistic […]