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My latest article at Preaching Today went live this week. In it I explore the ways in which preaching can benefit from following the Christian year. What follows is an excerpt, but you can read the entire article here. When I was a college student, I gave up wearing a watch. I would keep track …
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Every week during Lent, I am posting a poem I have found meaningful for entering into Jesus' journey to the Cross. I conclude that series with Denise Levertov's poem "Salvator Mundi: Via Crucis." Denise Levertov was a twentieth century poet, born in England and later residing in the United States. Maybe He looked indeed much …
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Holy Week is the pinnacle of our Lenten journey, drawing us into the Passion of Jesus. This year, our Holy Week journey finds us simultaneously facing into one of the worst crises of our lives with the COVID-19 pandemic. This past weekend I reflected on the significance of this intersection of Holy Week and COVID-19, …
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Every Thursday during Lent, I am posting a poem I have found meaningful for entering into Jesus' journey to the Cross. Here is James Weldon Johnson's poem, "The Crucifixion," from God's Trombones. James Weldon Johnson was a twentieth century American poet and civil rights activist, perhaps best known for co-authoring (with his brother) the well-known …
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Every Thursday during Lent, I am posting a poem I have found meaningful for entering into Jesus' journey to the Cross. Here is Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem "Peace." Gerard Manley Hopkins was a twentieth century British poet and Jesuit priest, whose work became widely known after his death. When will you ever, Peace, wild wooddove, …
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