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Tag Archives: Pilate
The Friday Fast: Do not rush to Easter
Do not rush to Easter You may stumble over someone slowlycarrying their cross, might miss the quiet wordsof sacrifice: my body for you, my blood.Do not sleepwalk past the garden, where olive grovesgroan and dream of peace. Do not rush, … Continue reading
Christ, the King, the way, the truth, the life
Standing before Pilate, Jesus conjures a vision of a kingdom in which the truth is not decided by the preferences of the powerful, nor is justice exacted by violence, nor does the law of the nations have the last word over it. The kingdom that Jesus brings is one in which the love of God stands resolute before the principalities that would lord it over him, and undermines them by refusing to accept the finality of their penalty of death. Continue reading
Posted in Holy Days, sermon
Tagged apocalypse, Christ the King, Daniel, Kyle Rittenhouse, Pilate, racism, Revelation, what is truth?
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Murdering Truth
It seems as though when we have beaten truth into our own image, and still it insists on speaking its own mind, we wash our hands of it. We make enemies of purveyors of inconvenient information. We shoot the messenger. Continue reading
Posted in current events, Gun control
Tagged #CapitalGazette, crucifixion, gun violence, Pilate, truth
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Christ the King Sunday
When Israel first asked for a king, they went to the prophet Samuel and said, “give us a king to govern us like all the other nations have,” and Samuel was angry and had words with God, and God said, … Continue reading
Posted in sermon, Uncategorized
Tagged baptismal covenant, Christ the King, Israel, John 18:33-37, kings, Pilate, Revelation 1, Samuel
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Palm Sunday procession
The children are playing “parade.” They cut branches and leaves and grass to wave like flags. They throw their coats on the earth to make a colourful parade ground. They ride on their neighbour’s baby donkey and their friend’s large … Continue reading