Good Friday
April 2, 2021
That he still bore scars is what I’ve always thought so beautiful. It’s what’s intrigued me more than almost anything else all these years about the story so many celebrate at Easter all over the world, believers, half-believers, unbelievers too. The story of resurrection, the idea of it, the hope of it.
April 1, 2021
Brutal are the reminders of our creatureliness, our frail nakedness.
April 1, 2021
A democracy fighting for its life, a body politic trying to survive: that’s what we’re seeing in Myanmar.
April 10, 2020
I always like to sing the Gospel of John on Good Friday, even though it’s long. In exchange I try to preach briefly; at least I try my best.
April 2, 2021
That he still bore scars is what I’ve always thought so beautiful. It’s what’s intrigued me more than almost anything else all these years about the story so many celebrate at Easter all over the world, believers, half-believers, unbelievers too. The story of resurrection, the idea of it, the hope of it.
April 2, 2021
Why are we here? It’s a good question, an ancient question too.
April 15, 2022
Hadrian, the second century Roman emperor, basically wanted to erase Judaism, Jews too in the long run. The emperor, you see, was a champion of Hellenistic civilization; he thought it best everyone follow his lead, culturally and legally—no matter the culture, no matter the laws of those cultures, no matter the religion.
April 7, 2023
Today’s Roman villain, Pontius Pilate: in some corners of Christianity, he’s considered a saint. The Coptic Church, for instance, thinks he’s a saint, the Ethiopians too. They think he later converted and was martyred.
