We are a bloodthirsty people.
When I say we, I don’t mean us here at Emmanuel, or even us as Americans, I mean the big “us”, humanity. For whatever reason, when under the right kind of pressure, and the right circumstances we will kill another person with the same ease with which we might bat an [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Good Friday, Year A, 2008
21Mar08Lent 5, Year A, 2008
09Mar08The time is getting close.
The clock is ticking.
Our gospel story today has all the passion and intensity of the cliffhanger season finale of some character drama.
Immediately following the raising of Lazarus, some of the witnesses get freaked out and run to tell the Pharisees what happened. This act, of course, leads to Jesus’ arrest and [...]
