The counter-cultural cross
The cross of Jesus is counter-cultural in almost every way. Christians are called to carry their own crosses, going against the grain just as much.
When it all starts to make sense
There are three distinct groups of people present on Palm Sunday that are all in progress: the crowds, the world, and the disciples. All are aware of Jesus’ arrival, but none of them really “get it”.
Unhealthy rivalry (1 Co. 1:10–18)
As people of the cross through our baptism, we trust in the power of the cross. We look to it above all else, we hope in it more than anything we can do, and we remain unified under it.
Darkness and light (Jn. 18–19)
We reflect on the events of the first Good Friday in terms of the darkness surrounding Jesus and the light that is to come.