As Jesus enters Jerusalem with friends and followers waving palms, not swords, we see again into the heart of God. A significant detail (often overlooked) noted by Matthew, Mark, and Luke...

Today’s passages again invite us to a blended vision: the struggle and agony of Psalm 31 and the exultation of Philippians. How can both be true? The God we see through...

We want to turn away. We haven’t yet reached Palm Sunday! Why are we asked to preview all the terrible anguish to come? We will have to face it, read it...

Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.” We too are amazed. Why didn’t Jesus give Pilate, the priests, the crowds, a final deathless discourse comparable to the Sermon...

This scripture opens with Isaiah’s wonder and gratitude over the rich gifts God has given him: the depth and eloquence of a true teacher, the healing power to renew those who...

As we approach Passion/Palm Sunday, we traditionally reflect not only on Jesus’ healings and teachings but also on the suffering and death that await him. Psalm 118 is one of the...

Through this hymn of the early Christian church, we enter into what has been traditionally known as Passion Week. For centuries this week was set apart, along with Holy Week, as...

Have you ever arrived home at the end of the day and been unable to recall how you got there? You knew your route so well you didn’t have to pay...

Many of us expect to feel good all the time. In fact, if we don’t feel good, we think something is wrong or that God has abandoned us. When we experience...

The Israelites are desperate by the time God offers this new covenant. They are in exile in Babylon, in bondage, and far from home. They have no king, no temple for...