(5 minute read with free Good Friday resources) Earlier this week, we wrote about our son Paul’s death on Good Friday, 1988. I remember the irony of that “Good” Friday. Our son’s genetic anomalies led our church into 52 days of fasting and prayer. We wanted our son to be healed, and yet, sometimes, our …
The last week of Jesus’ life on earth has us looking at relationships of all kinds. If you will enter the story and find yourself there, you can be open to the work of transformation. These Lectionary passages offer us a way to see how we value our relationships, including our relationship with money. Then …
It may seem strange that this is the reading in our Upper Room Prayer Book on Tuesday during Holy Week, but maybe not. See if meditating on this Scripture might open up an understanding of death, burial, and resurrection for you as it did for us. Find a quiet place. Read the passage slowly, savorly, even more …
The Christian calendar calls the week we are in “Holy Week.” Today we invite you to look at some of the relational moments Jesus experienced leading up to his crucifixion and resurrection. Find a quiet place. Read the passage slowly, savorly, even more than once. Imagine yourself in the scene. As you read, what are …
Rev. Clare Loughrige and Rev. Scott LoughrigeCo-Lead Pastors, Crossroads Church and Ministries We could say so many things about Easter’s surprise, glory, and good news, and all would be insufficient; still, we’re willing to try and fall short. Before anything else, here’s what we can’t ignore about Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection: Jesus flipped his day’s …