Reign of Christ (Year C, RCL)
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Should we avoid liturgical language of light and dark?
While struggling with this question as a church songwriter, I came up with six guidelines.
November 20, Reign of Christ C (Luke 23:33–43)
In a blockbuster movie, this is when our hero would leap from the cross.
Created out of nothing means created out of love
To say creation is ex nihilo is to say that divine love is the only power at work in the creation of everything.
David Bentley Hart’s polemic against the alleged doctrine of eternal hell
Hart thunders like Amos against cruel, incoherent religion.
Why we need Christ the King Sunday (Luke 23:33–43; Jeremiah 23:1–6; Colossians 1:11–20)
The kings in the Bible feel pretty familiar.
November 24, Reign of Christ C (Jeremiah 23:1-6; Luke 23:33-43)
The unfaithful shepherd sniffs out and stirs up fear, fragmenting communities.
A letter from Paul to Christians in the US
Let me cut to the chase, brothers and sisters. Is this what you think living in Christ looks like?
The New Testament’s christological hymns are songs of resistance
They use the conventions of Jewish resistance poetry to challenge Roman occupation.
Climate change and the failure of incarnational nerve
Do we really want God to live with us in a poisoned and degraded world?
When Ruby Bridges prayed for her enemies
In the face of mob violence, a six-year-old responded with love.
Christ the artist, we the portfolio
We are God’s artifacts—beautiful, incomplete, and mysterious.
The difference Christ makes (Colossians 1:11-20)
To sing of Jesus Christ in Paul's terms seems strange and grandiose and a bit out of touch with the lives of ordinary people right now.
When fear meets love
The pastor gave me a tract with Psalm 46 when I was 15 and hospitalized after I had overdosed.
November 20, Reign of Christ: Luke 23:33-43
Luke's text for Reign of Christ Sunday is a searing critique of leaders who are powerful but not vulnerable.