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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2021/03/28

Is it okay to celebrate?

Celebration is a good thing so why would I be asking if it is okay to celebrate? I assure you I am not crazy. It is a question worth asking today, Palm Sunday, as we are on the cusp of Holy Week. Is it okay to celebrate Jesus’ triumphant arrival in Jerusalem when we know […]

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2020/04/05

Cognitive dissonance Sunday?

So today is Palm / Passion Sunday. I’m drawing a blank on any other day of the year that draws together two such disparate notions. On the one hand we have Jesus entering Jerusalem in triumph, lauded by the crowds with palm branches and cloaks thrown on the road before him. On the other hand […]

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2017/04/09

Confused means you are paying attention

When I first encountered Palm/Passion Sunday I must say I didn’t like it. It seemed like a poor response by the church; ahistorical and too concerned about an antagonistic culture. I felt that if the church couldn’t muster whatever it took to have a Palm Sunday service on Sunday and then a Good Friday service […]

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