Monday: Thought for the day: In Matthew 21, Jesus rides a mother donkey, her baby beside her, into Jerusalem in blatant condemnation and contrast to the militaristic entry of Roman military leaders and soldiers on war horses through a different… Read More ›
Holy Week
Crucifixion, Resurrection, and the Reversal of Power by Kelly Brown Douglas
Within the Christian tradition, this week – l known as Holy Week – is perhaps the most significant week on the Christian calendar. During this week Christians are called to contemplate and to remember the core events of Christian identity—the… Read More ›
Resurrecting Scars by Shelly Rambo
What does it mean to be created through the scars of a (m)other? And what does it mean to be made new—to be recreated—by them? It is my first Easter without my mother. My sister Jody reminded me of how… Read More ›
The Hunger Games, Holy Week, and Re-imaging Ritual by Xochitl Alvizo
Being passive spectators of violence and injustice, even if mournfully so, is not just a thing of Panem, it is our everyday reality. In The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins takes the reality of an unjust society and gives it an imaginative makeover…. Read More ›