Good Friday

Good Friday Sermon: Why do we forsake Christ? Why do we forsake one another?

Did you read Robinson Crusoe as a child? Robinson Crusoe is not as popular as it once was in literature courses. Yet the main character continues as an archetype in our culture. Robinson Crusoe famously finds himself alone on what he names, “The Island of Despair.” Marooned. Forsaken. Alone. That sense of forsakeness pervades theContinueContinue reading “Good Friday Sermon: Why do we forsake Christ? Why do we forsake one another?”

(This is a meditation I was asked to write for the Episcopal Church’s Young Adults’ email listserv for today.) Psalm 22:1a My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Today is Good Friday, and today the tomb is full. Jesus has died a miserable and tortured death. The death of Jesus was not unlikeContinueContinue reading “Good Friday”

Good Friday: Were you there?

(A post from last year, but i had a hard time putting it better this year, and it is a great preview for our week ahead in El Salvador) Were you there when they crucified my Lord?This question sits heavy on our chests over the days of Holy Week. Today is Good Friday, and todayContinueContinue reading “Good Friday: Were you there?”

Were you There?

Were you there when they crucified my Lord? This question sits heavy on our chests over the days of Holy Week. Today is Holy Saturday, and today the tomb is full. Jesus has died a miserable and tortured death. I just spent a week with students in El Salvador and every day we asked, “WhatContinueContinue reading “Were you There?”