Good Friday (Page 2)
The Injustice of It All is What We Worship!
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. As human beings, as sinful creatures, we have a fascination with death. Why is it then that we slow down on an interstate to see the carnage of a wreck? Why is it that we tune in to the news to find out about the tragedy and the travesty of the…
Whom Do You Seek? What Do You Fear?
There’s
an old fable you’ve probably heard. I know it’s old, because it originated in
ancient Greece even before the time of Jesus. A fox is venturing through the
woods one day, and comes upon a lush vine, covered with large, juicy, succulent
grapes. There’s only one problem—the grapes are all hanging high in the air,
well…
Good Friday Readings and Meditations
First Reading: John 18:1-11 (Jesus is Betrayed by Judas) When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was an olive grove, and he and his disciples went into it. Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. So Judas came to the grove, guiding a…
God in Tension
Good Friday. A term that unbelievers can’t even begin to comprehend, if they ever bother to look beyond the goodness of having a day off from work some time every Spring. Even then, they have to deal with it falling on different days every year, on a schedule that remains incomprehensible unless one knows how that schedule came to be. The world sees nothing good…
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