The joy and sadness of Holy Week
Holy Week invites us to hold joy and sadness together—reminding us that Easter’s hope is richer when we don’t skip past the sorrow that precedes it, writes Maggie Alsup.
Cross
A poem from the acclaimed poet Marjorie Maddox.
Called to wash feet: A Maundy Thursday prayer for humility
Savannah Demuynck offers a prayer reflecting on Christ’s call to humility and service.
A call to celebrate the Trans Day of Visibility on Easter Sunday
When we embrace our trans siblings, the mystery of Easter bursts into our lives, writes Shea Watts.
Reflecting on Jesus’ last words and unspoken truths
What are we supposed to do about climate change? Reproductive rights? Gun violence? Jesus addresses none of these pressing issues in his last words to the disciples, but that doesn't mean we're left to find solutions on our own, writes Ron Byers.
The cross isn’t just about our guilt and shame
Do you know the cross can be interpreted through multiple lenses? If you find that Jesus’ crucifixion feels unapproachable, you may want to try a new perspective, writes Elana Keppel Levy.
Praying Easter would happen again
"I’ve never stepped into the mouth of an empty tomb, but I have walked into my grandmother’s one-bedroom apartment three days after she died," writes Lisle Gwynn Garrity.
How did Christian atonement theory get so pagan?
Fred R. Anderson argues that predominate Christian understandings of atonement have been more influenced by culture than the Bible.
Holy Saturday prayer
"Help me stay with the transformative tomb./ Help me trust it’s not over," writes Arianne Braithwaite Lehn.
Visio divina for Holy Week
We invite you to prayerfully reflect on the incarnation with a piece of original artwork by Sarah Scoggin.
Participating in Holy Week
Before we hear the stories of all “they” did to Jesus, we might stop and look at ourselves this Holy Week. That is what Lent calls for, isn’t it? — John Cleghorn
Confession and comfort on Maundy Thursday
Even during our “Judas moments,” there is goodness and mercy.
“Ode to Joy” and the harrowing of hell
Katy Shevel contemplates Christ's descent into hell on Holy Saturday through the lens of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Ode to Joy."
My daughter Joanna and the power of hope
One year ago, I was in a hospital room with my wife and my new daughter. She had been out of the..
Love them anyway: Foot-washing during Holy Week
John 13's foot-washing scene leads Aaron Neff to remember people who have hurt and betrayed him. “Love them anyway,” Jesus says.
Resurrection is a movement: A call to recover the original Easter vision in an age of mass incarceration
Chris Hoke calls readers to recover the original vision of Easter in an age of mass incarceration.
Good Friday — Family faith formation for April 15, 2022
The format for today is a bit different than our usual weekly edition. It is designed to help you walk through the..
Maundy Thursday — Family faith formation for April 14, 2022
You have three options for Faith Formation @ Home. Option 1 — Year A (Seder Meal) You may want an experience that..
Living as people prepared to die: Maundy Thursday as a love feast
Holy Week is going to look much different this year. In many ways, it will be a more joyful celebration. My congregation..
Finding hope in hell
Teri McDowell Ott reflects on Shirley C. Guthrie’s quote, “There is no place – not even hell itself – where God is not present and at work with loving justice and just love.”
Palm Sunday as a call to non-violence
I believe the lesson of Palm Sunday is about our tendency to confuse God’s call for humility with a call to grasp for power, writes Aaron Neff.
A Holy Saturday psalm
"Today I am dead./ With Christ in the tomb where hopes lay fallow./ What bright phoenix will yet rise from these ashes?"
Good Friday prayer
“Why is this Friday good?”
A prayer for Holy Week
A prayer that moves from Eden to Calvary to Gethsemane to Pentecost. — Jay Blossom
Holy Week and Easter during the pandemic: What are Presbyterians planning?
For the second weary year, churches are preparing to celebrate Holy Week – the holiest week in the Christian calendar – at..
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