by Ruth Sprayberry DuCharme | Apr 6, 2022 | Opinion
Before the solemn quietness of Holy Week, we experience the sounds of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. On that day, the air is filled with the braying of a chosen colt, the hustle to collect cloaks and palm branches, and the growing shouts of “hosanna.” Like the...
by Mitch Randall | Mar 25, 2021 | Opinion
The United States suffered two mass shootings, one in Atlanta, Georgia, and the other in Boulder, Colorado, during a seven-day period. With the cries of the victims and their families still echoing in our ears, the Christian church prepares to enter Holy Week in...
by Jana Peterson | Mar 24, 2021 | Opinion
We celebrate what is traditionally known as Palm Sunday on the sixth Sunday of Lent. Here is my paraphrase of the Palm Sunday narrative featured in the lectionary texts this week: As Jesus rode the young colt into Jerusalem, People came from all around to honor him....
by Mitch Randall | Apr 2, 2020 | Opinion
Fred Rogers once told children to find the “helpers” when they were frightened and scared. Amid a global pandemic, searching for the helpers will inspire and comfort as we discover hope amid despair. Over 950,000 of our fellow human beings have confirmed cases of the...
by Joao Chaves | Apr 1, 2020 | Opinion
Palm Sunday, the traditional day of the celebration of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, presents us with an image of Jesus entering Jerusalem being celebrated by a large crowd who praised him as “he who comes in the name of the Lord” (Matthew 21:1-11). In my...