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Adam Russell Taylor Each Holy Week, I try to resist the temptation to rush too quickly to the joyful end of the week without first dwelling on Christ’s suffering and the full meaning behind the cross. I don’t want the cheap and shallow grace that Dietrich Bonhoeffer described as “grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.” So as we move through Holy Week, I want to offer a prayer that pauses at each step along Jesus’ journey, from his agony in the garden to the triumphant joy of Easter. As we anticipate Christ’s ultimate victory over sin, death, and injustice on our behalf, let us find the courage to linger in the uncertainty, the suffering, and sacrifice that builds up to the glory of the resurrection.
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From the Magazine After the Solemn Journey of Lent (by Jung Eun Sophia Park) The resurrected body of Jesus becomes the Way by which his life force moves forward. |
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Triune Mercy Center, a nondenominational church in Greenville, S.C., seeks a full-time associate pastor. We share Christ’s love by serving the disadvantaged, including those experiencing homelessness and living in poverty. The position requires the M.Div. from an accredited seminary. Visit triunemercy.org for more. Email cover letter and resume to elaine.nocks@furman.edu. Church at the Wall: Stories of Hope along the San Diego-Tijuana Border Every Sunday, the author—U.S.-side pastoral coordinator of the Border Church—gathers with people of good will at Friendship Park to build the kingdom of God. Get to know this remarkable international church community—and its expressions of theology, justice, righteousness, and love—through the eyes of active participants. |
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