It interests me watching modern evangelicalism struggle more and more about what to do with Easter. Good Friday was a spiritual pause, a pause that lasted until the acknowledgment of resurrection on Sunday morning. Now any thought of pause seems something to be avoided and Good Friday seems to be identical to Easter Sunday. How …
Washer Of Feet is Liturgical Folk’s song based on the collect for Maundy Thursday from the Book of Common Prayer: Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in remembrance of Jesus Christ our Lord, who …
The Wednesday before Easter is thought to be the day on which Judas made his agreement to betray Jesus. I don’t know if that’s exactly true, but the bargain had to made some time or another. The song ‘Why?’ explores the themes relating to part of Jesus’ sacrifice involving the betrayal of a friend. This …
A matter of perspective: the crowd thought they saw a king coming in triumph, when what they saw a a king coming in sacrifice; and yet in the sacrifice was the triumph they needed. Which is helpful to remember as we prepare for Easter – Jesus is the Saviour we need, not the one our …
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